Andy Burnham finally acknowledged what had been clear for days—that he will run to be the next leader of Labour and, thus, the future prime minister of the United Kingdomjust after ten o’clock this morning.
While traveling by train from Manchester to London, the new Makerfield MP posted on social media, saying, “I will put myself forward as part of this process. His most likely contender for the top position, Wes Streeting, had already given up and supported Burnham by the time his train reached London Euston station.
The possibility of a full-fledged leadership contest, which Sir Keir Starmer seemed to support in his resignation speech, started to seem increasingly remote at that point. Streeting stated that it was preferable not to “spend the summer exaggerating small differences” after previously advocating for a “battle of ideas”.
Many of his supporters were taken aback by the action. One person close to the former health secretary claimed that “lots of colleagues” were still pressuring him to run against Burnham just before Streeting made his declaration. Another supporter stated that “the lack of clarity [from Burnham] is concerning” and that a contest was necessary.
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