Labour’s ‘King of the North’ Takes First Step to Topple Starmer

Before he even entered the race, Andy Burnham was the favorite to unseat Keir Starmer as Britain’s prime minister.

The mayor of Greater Manchester led opinion polls and was the frontrunner among bookmakers and Polymarket. Late Thursday, the biggest obstacle fell away: Labour MP Josh Simons quit the House of Commons, clearing the way for Burnham to win a seat in parliament, a requirement for the top job.