UK's Burnham not planning early election if he becomes prime minister

British ​Labour Party politician ​Andy Burnham will ‌not call ​an early national election should he replace Keir ‌Starmer to become prime minister, his spokesperson said on Tuesday. Britain is next due ⁠to ​hold a national parliamentary election in 2029. On Saturday, the Sun ⁠newspaper had reported that Burnham might call an early ⁠election ⁠should he ultimately replace Starmer as leader.

British ​Labour Party politician ​Andy Burnham will ‌not call ​an early national election should he replace Keir ‌Starmer to become prime minister, his spokesperson said on Tuesday. Burnham is running for a ‌vacant seat in parliament and, if successful, ‌would then be able to launch a leadership challenge to Starmer, whose authority has been ⁠badly ​damaged after ⁠poor local election results and other missteps since ⁠taking power.

His spokesperson said Burnham had no ​plans to call an immediate election if he ⁠did become prime minister. Britain is next due ⁠to ​hold a national parliamentary election in 2029. On Saturday, the Sun ⁠newspaper had reported that Burnham might call an early ⁠election ⁠should he ultimately replace Starmer as leader.