Andy Burnham announced as new leader of UK Labour Party

Andy Burnham has declared himself ready to "beat Britain's new right" with a fresh, united approach as he becomes the leader of the Labour party before taking over as British prime minister on Monday, Report informs referring to The Guardian.

The former mayor of Greater Manchester won the overwhelming support of MPs, trade unions and party branches, making him the only choice to take over from Keir Starmer.

At a special party conference at TUC headquarters in London on Friday, Burnham was declared leader by Shabana Mahmood, the frontrunner to be his chancellor, who is also chair of the party's ruling executive.

Addressing a room of senior Labour politicians and supporters, Burnham said the country was "crying out for a new politics".

But he also warned that it was Labour's "last chance to change" and the party must do so together, as a united movement.

The former mayor of Greater Manchester was the only contender in the center-left party's leadership contest to replace departing Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who was forced out by a Labour rebellion.

Friday's announcement was a forgone conclusion after Burnham secured nominations from 379 of the 403 Labour lawmakers in the House of Commons.