London, July 17 -- The UK's governing Labour Party on Friday (local time) announced Andy Burnham as the newly elected leader, set to become the 59th prime minister, following outgoing PM Keir Starmer's decision to resign last month.

The announcement was made by Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC) chair Shabana Mahmood during a special party conference in London.

She stated that during the procedure of electing the next leader, "There was only one eligibly nominated MP", calling the process, "hardly a nail-biter," announcing that he won 379 nominations.

Following the announcement, Burnham delivered a remarkable address, reflecting on his promises and goals to work on after assuming charge as the Prime Minister.

Burnham set out ...