UK’s likely next PM Burnham pushes for ceasefire, tougher sanctions over Gaza violence and settlement trade bans.

Andy Burnham said Labour had been too slow to respond and pledged to put greater pressure on the Israeli government through stronger sanctions and possible restrictions on trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Veteran politician Andy Burnham was on track Thursday to become Britain's next prime minister with dozens of Labour lawmakers set to formally nominate him to succeed Keir Starmer as party leader. In the absence of a contest,

Veteran politician Andy Burnham yesterday took another step toward becoming the UK’s next prime minister as nominations to replace British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as Labour leader formally opened.

Labour was given a boost on Thursday after twin surveys highlighted how the governing party’s likely new leader Andy Burnham may revive its fortunes and make up ground on Nigel Farage’s poll-leading Reform UK.

Burnham set to be next PM with strong support from all wings of the party as 322 Labour MPs back him

The contest to lead Britain’s Labour Party officially kicks off on Thursday. The victor will replace Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister, since Labour has a large majority in the House of Commons. Candidates have a week to drum up nominations from 20% of Labour members of Parliament and from at least three of the party’s affiliated trade unions (or two unions plus one of Labour’s “socialist societies”).

The UK’s governing Labour Party would win the most seats in a general election, according to the first detailed poll carried out since Keir Starmer cleared a path for Andy Burnham to succeed him as prime minister.