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Andy Burnham becomes Labour leader

From our Political Editor Chris Mason

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    Andy Burnham, a white man with dark hair and glasses, in a blue suit and red tie.

  2. Close-up of Kemi Badenoch during sit-down interview

  3. The cattle ring at the Royal Welsh Show in Llanelwedd. Brown cows stand in the ring in a row, each managed by their handler in a white lab coat. Spectators stand at white fencing lining the ring.

  4. The top half is a woman in a black t-shirt wearing sunglasses and the bottom shows Burnham-on-Sea pier.

  5. A long white plane taking off from a runway. There's a green strip of grass in the background.

  6. Andy Burnham wearing a white Adidas t shirt and black athletic shorts, running next to Green Park. The sun is on his face

  7. Andy Burnham, the newly announced leader of the Labour Party makes, his first speech to party members in central London on July 17, 2026 in London, England.

  8. Jeffrey Donaldson - in a navy jacket, white shirt and a green tie. He has dark rimmed glasses and grey hair. He is standing in front of a dark car and facing towards the left of the picture.

  9. Lucy Powell wearing a light blue jacket and a white top. She is sitting in front of windows that look out on to a garden

  10. First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth in black suit and gives a speech on stage

  11. Ukrainian flag.

  12. Andy Burnham in a suit and glasses. A close up of his face.

    13. Lydia Law looking directly to camera and smiling. She is wearing a white, round-necked t-shirt and has straight brown hair, worn down and reaching over her shoulders. She is seated in a hay barn, with bales of hay see behind her on the left of frame and a corrugated metal wall in the further distance.

    • New Labour Party MP for Makerfield, Andy Burnham speaks to supporters and members of the media, the morning after his by-election victory, at Ashton Town FC, in Ashton in Makerfield, north-west England on June 19, 2026.

    • Andy Burnham looks directly forward and smiles with his mouth closed. He wears tortoise shell glasses, a navy suit jacket is navy and a white shirt. He stands in a street, behind him is a blue shop, with red, blue and white bunting hung above it.

    • Kemi Badenoch speaking, with a blurred Union Jack in the background

    • A treated image of a close up shot of Andy Burnham

      • A composite of the front pages of the Sun and the Daily Mirror on 18 July 2026.

      • FIFA President Gianni Infantino in the stands before the England vs Norway match in the World Cup

      • A banner saying "Las Malvinas Son Argentinas" is on the ground of a pitch with three players standing around it

      • Ian Davidson posting the statement of persons nominated outside Clacton Town Hall. He is on the right, has short light brown hair and is wearing a light grey jacket over an open-neck shirt. His right arm is upraised as he puts the long list of typed names on to the brown wooden and glass door.

      • Newly confirmed Labour Party leader Andy Burnham speaks with local stakeholders and party supporters about his plan to deliver good growth in every postcode across the country, during a visit to Gravesend Town Pier in Kent. The former Greater Manchester mayor, who returned to Westminster last month as Makerfield MP, will take over as prime minister and enter No 10 on Monday. Picture date: Friday July 17, 2026.

      • Andy Burnham gives a thumbs up as he stands in front of a clapping crowd of supporters.

      • A middle aged man with greying hair is wearing dark framed glasses, a pink and white pinstripe shirt and a dark blue tie as he faces the camera. He is standing in front of wood and glass doors in a hallway.