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UK's likely next leader Burnham says won't name his ministers until end of selection process

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29-06-2026 | 07:08

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UK's likely next leader Burnham says won't name his ministers until end of selection process

Andy Burnham, the Labour lawmaker expected to replace Keir Starmer as British prime minister, said he will not announce who would fill ⁠senior government roles such as finance minister until the end of the leadership selection process.

Burnham was making his first speech in Manchester on Monday ⁠since he returned to Westminster after winning a parliamentary seat. He is ⁠currently the only declared candidate to take over from ⁠Starmer and could be made PM within ⁠weeks.

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