See Andy Burnham, likely new UK prime minister after Starmer exit

Culture Secretary, Andy Burnham laughs on set at Aardman animation studios and meets their new character Timmy from Timmy Time as part of visit to highlight Britain's creative industries on Oct. 23, 2008 in Bristol, England.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) partners with Sports Minister Andy Burnham in a game of table tennis during a visit to Tottenham Hotspur's training grounds in Chigwell in east London, on Jan. 16, 2009.

Andy Burnham arrives with his family for the annual Labour Party Conference on Sept. 25, 2010 in Manchester, England.

British Shadow Health Secretary and Labour Party member Andy Burnham embraces Jenni Hicks (L), who lost her two teenage daughters Sarah and Victoria, and Margaret Aspinall (R), who lost her son James, in the Hillsborough Disaster, outside the High Court on Dec. 19, 2012 in London, England. An application presented by the attorney general, Dominic Grieve to Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge has resulted in the quashing of the original accidental death verdict and an order for fresh inquests. The Hillsborough Disaster occurred during the FA Cup semi-final tie between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest football clubs in April 1989 at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, which resulted in the deaths of 96 football fans.

Andy Burnham and his wife Marie-France van Heel attend the UK film premiere of ‘The Stone Roses: Made Of Stone’ on May 30, 2013 in Manchester, England.

Andy Burnham, the Shadow Health Secretary, plays in the annual 'Labour Party vs Journalists' football match before the start of the Labour Party Conference on Sept. 21, 2014 in Manchester, England.

Andy Burnham, the Shadow Health Secretary, delivers his speech to delegates on the final day of the Labour Party Conference on Sept. 24, 2014 in Manchester, England.

Prince William, Prince of Wales and Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham play pool at the Hideaway Youth Project, lead partner of the Manchester Peace Together Alliance during his visit to Moss Side on Nov. 16, 2023 in Manchester, England.

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham poses outside the Salford Lads Club, made famous by The Smiths and thier album 'The Queen Is Dead', after launching his mayoral re-election campaign on April 3, 2024 in Salford, England. In May 2017, Andy Burnham became the first-ever directly elected Mayor of Greater Manchester, securing a second term in May 2021.

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets school children at a breakfast club with Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham (L), during a visit to a primary school on April 13, 2026 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, north-west England.

Labour Party's Andy Burnham is among the prospective candidates to replace British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who announced his resignation June 22, 2026.

Labour candidate Andy Burnham waves to the crowd after Burnham wins the election for MP of Makerfield, at the count centre venue, the Edge in Wigan, northwest England on June 19, 2026.