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Andy Burnham could succeed Keir Starmer as next prime minister

Channel

NBC News

Published

June 22, 2026

BS Score

65.29%

Analysis source

gemini

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that he will resign, paving the way for the country’s seventh leader in a decade. NBC News' Molly Hunter reports on Starmer’s likely successor, Andy Burnham, the popular former mayor of Greater Manchester who secured a return to Parliament. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day, click here: https://www.nbcnews.com » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Subscribe to Here's the Scoop podcast: https://www.nbcnews.com/heres-the-scoop-daily-podcast » NBC News App: https://apps.nbcnews.com/mobile » Breaking News Alerts: https://link.nbcnews.com/join/5cj/breaking-news-signup?cid=sm_npd_nn_yt_bn-clip_190621 » Visit NBCNews.Com: http://nbcnews.to/ReadNBC » Find NBC News on Facebook: http://nbcnews.to/LikeNBC » Follow NBC News on Twitter: http://nbcnews.to/FollowNBC » Follow NBC News on Instagram: http://nbcnews.to/InstaNBC #primeminister #uk #politics