Burnham in sight of Downing Street wins top UK union support

Andy Burnham was on Tuesday striding towards becoming the UK’s next prime minister, winning the backing of the country’s largest union, adding to an already unassailable lead in Labour’s leadership contest. The former Manchester mayor, so far the only candidate to be the party’s new leader, had notched up 349 nominations from fellow MPs late on Monday — making it mathematically impossible for any challenger to defeat him. The 56-year-old is bidding to replace Keir Starmer, who announced his r...

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