Andy Burnham

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British politician (born 1970)

Andrew Murray Burnham is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party since July 2026. A member of Labour and the Co-operative Party, he has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Makerfield since June 2026, and was Mayor of Greater Manchester from 2017 to 2026. He was the MP for Leigh from 2001 to 2017, and served as a minister under prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Burnham identifies as a socialist and a social democrat, and is associated with Labour's "soft left" faction. His political ideology has been called "Manchesterism".

Also known as...Andrew Murray Burnham and Andrew Burnham
Burnham Leads Labour Poll Surge

Burnham Leads Labour Poll Surge Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s Labour Party has overtaken Reform UK in the polls, driven by a policy blitz.