0h 6min, jun 22, 2026 y - Burnham Sworn in as MP

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Andy Burnham has been officially sworn in as Makerfield's new MP amid loud cheers from his Labour colleagues in the House of Commons.

Just hours earlier, Sir Keir Starmer announced his resignation both as prime minister and Labour leader.

Former Greater Manchester Mayor Burnham, who won the Makerfield by-election by 9,000 votes last week after seeing off a challenge from Reform UK, has confirmed he wants to succeed Starmer.

The by-election was triggered when Labour's Josh Simons stood down to make way for Burnham, who represented the neighbouring Greater Manchester constituency of Leigh between 2001 until 2017, when he became mayor.

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