Andy Burnham now has the nominations of 349 Labour MPs in what will now certainly be an uncontested Labour leadership contest
As nominations continued today the total makes it mathematically impossible for any other candidate to challenge for the party leadership.
He will be annointed Labour leader on Friday and will become Prime Minister on Monday
Andy Burnham is this evening meeting Labour MP’s behind closed doors where he will outline his priorities as Prime Minister:
These areGood growth in every postcode, More power in communities
and putting the cost of living front and centre in the work of the government to provide breathing space for people
He will tell those attending that his cabinet and appointments will reflect the ‘broad church’ of the Labour Party.
Sir Keir Starmer will travel to the US to watch England if they make the World Cup final in his last trip as prime minister, hours before tendering his resignation to the King
