UK's Andy Burnham elected new Labour Party leader, to take over as PM on Monday

Andy Burnham has been confirmed as the new leader of Britain's governing Labour Party on Friday, replacing Keir Starmer and setting the stage for his formal appointment as the United Kingdom's next Prime Minister on Monday.

Burnham, the former Mayor of Greater Manchester and a long-serving Labour politician, secured the party leadership following Starmer's resignation earlier this week after mounting pressure from within the party over its electoral performance and declining public support.