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Andy Burnham becomes Labour leader

From our Political Editor Chris Mason

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

  2. 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.

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

  4. A treated image of a close up shot of Andy Burnham

    5. 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.

    • A split screen image of Simon Opher MP and Keir Starmer

    • Andy Burnham in a suit giving a speech

    • A man wearing a blue jacket and a blue tie stands in front of a road. He has receding light brown hair and is smiling at the camera. There is a HGV entering the picture in the background.

    • Andy Burnham pictured in front of a coastline wearing a white shirt and black suit jacket

    • Colin Sutton smiles to camera

    • Portrait of a person wearing dark-framed glasses, a navy blazer, and a white shirt, standing outdoors in front of a blurred stone building background. The person is facing the camera with a neutral expression.

    • Andy Burnham looks to the left of frame while wearing a suit and shirt and surrounded by cameras and reporters, as he arrives at Millbank on 2 July

    • Andy Burnham, in a dark suit and red tie, raises both hands to point up, as he delivers his leadership

    • Andy Burnham hugging his wife, Marie-France van Heel. Burnham is wearing a dark suit with a shirt and tie and glasses. Van Heel is wearing a green dress. She has blond hair and hooped earrings.

    • Andy Burnham in suit giving speech

    • Andy Burnham being sworn in as an MP at Parliament

    • Andy Burnham at the Labour Party podium

      • a picture of andy burnham super imposed over a photo of a red tiled roof, underneath a BBC Verify graphic