Andy Burnham is on course to become the next British prime minister after strengthening his position as the leading candidate to replace Sir Keir Starmer. Following his landslide victory in the Makerfield by-election last month, where he secured 54.8 per cent of the vote, Burnham has consolidated support among Labour members and MPs.
Leadership Threshold Within Reach
He is now just one parliamentary nomination short of the 323 needed to make a rival leadership challenge mathematically impossible. Attention has now turned to Westminster, where several London Labour MPs have already thrown their support behind Burnham.
Full List of London Labour MPs Endorsing Burnham
According to Labour List, the following 43 London Labour MPs have endorsed Andy Burnham to be the next prime minister:
- Rushanara Ali - Bethnal Green and Stepney
- Rosena Allin-Khan - Tooting
- Fleur Anderson - Putney
- Jas Athwal - Ilford South
- Calvin Bailey - Leyton and Wanstead
- Danny Beales - Uxbridge and South Ruislip
- Rachel Blake - Cities of London and Westminster
- Dawn Butler - Brent East
- Ruth Cadbury - Brentford and Isleworth
- Nesil Caliskan - Barking
- Bambos Charalambous - Southgate and Wood Green
- Feryal Clark - Enfield North
- Ben Coleman - Chelsea and Fulham
- Liam Conlon - Beckenham and Penge
- Stella Creasy - Walthamstow
- Janet Daby - Lewisham East
- Marsha de Cordova - Battersea
- Clive Efford - Eltham and Chislehurst
- Miatta Fahnbulleh - Peckham
- Vicky Foxcroft - Lewisham North
- Barry Gardiner - Brent West
- Georgia Gould - Queen's Park and Maida Vale
- Helen Hayes - Dulwich and West Norwood
- Rupa Huq - Ealing Central and Acton
- Natasha Irons - Croydon East
- Sarah Jones - Croydon West
- Uma Kumaran - Stratford and Bow
- David Lammy - Tottenham
- Seema Malhotra - Feltham and Heston
- James Murray - Ealing North
- Matthew Pennycook - Greenwich and Woolwich
- David Pinto-Duschinsky - Hendon
- Joe Powell - Kensington and Bayswater
- Steve Reed - Streatham and Croydon North
- Ellie Reeves - Lewisham West and East Dulwich
- Sarah Sackman - Finchley and Golders Green
- Andy Slaughter - Hammersmith and Chiswick
- Wes Streeting - Ilford North
- Gareth Thomas - Harrow West
- Emily Thornberry - Islington South and Finsbury
- Stephen Timms - East Ham
- Dan Tomlinson - Chipping Barnet
- Catherine West - Hornsey and Friern Barnet
This strong backing from the capital underscores Burnham's broad appeal within the parliamentary party and strengthens his position as the frontrunner in any potential leadership contest.
