Parliamentarian Andy Burnham has officially been elected the new leader of the Labour Party and is set to take over as Prime Minister of Great Britain from Monday, July 20, reports IPN.

Andy Burnham took over the leadership of the party on Friday after receiving 379 nominations from the 403 Labour MPs. He will become Prime Minister on Monday, when the resigning Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, will present his resignation to King Charles III at Buckingham Palace. Subsequently, the sovereign will invite Andy Burnham to form a new Government.

The new leader of the governing party has outlined several fundamental commitments for his term, among which are the consolidation of party unity, the promotion of a new policy focused on addressing neglected issues, and the decentralization of power through the transfer of authority from Westminster to local communities.

According to British legislation, the leader of the governing party automatically becomes the Prime Minister. Moreover, Andy Burnham is the seventh Prime Minister in the last 10 years, a period during which 3 parliamentary elections have been organized.

Keir Starmer has announced his resignation as the leader of the Labour Party and, consequently, as Prime Minister, on June 22, amid the loss of political support within the party and criticisms regarding his leadership. He has led the British Government since the last general elections, in July 2024.