Andy Burnham announced as new Labour Party leader and will become Prime Minister of Great Britain
Burnham replaces Keir Starmer, who recently resigned, in this position.
Burnham is the Mayor of Greater Manchester, he is 56 years old. After graduating from university, Burnham worked as an advisor to Labour politicians, and also as an employee of the National Health Service. When he was elected to the House of Commons in 2001 for the Leigh constituency in Greater Manchester, he was one of many young MPs who entered parliament on the wave of Tony Blair's popularity.
In 2017, he left parliament and ran for the position of the first Mayor of Greater Manchester. In Westminster, it looked like a step backward. But Burnham himself argued that the future of British politics depends not only on London, but on whether regions receive more power and financial opportunities.
He won the election by a large margin. Thus began a new stage of his career.
As Mayor, Burnham made the development of Northern England his main theme. He advocated for the devolution of powers to the regions, the development of transport, housing construction, and support for the homeless.
As Mayor, Burnham also initiated independent investigations into cases of child sexual exploitation in Greater Manchester. Their findings revealed serious shortcomings in the work of the police and social services, which for years did not always adequately respond to reports of violence against minors.
But he gained true national fame in 2020.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Burnham entered into open conflict with Boris Johnson's conservative government. He accused the central authorities of not adequately supporting the northern regions of the country and imposing decisions on them without taking into account local needs.
The disputes took place live on air and attracted the attention of the entire country. For many residents of the North, Burnham became a symbol of resistance to the London center. It was then that he earned the nickname "King of the North".
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