UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has bowed to the inevitable and announced his departure less than two years after delivering a landslide win for the UK Labour Party following 14 years in opposition.⁣ ⁣ Nominations for Starmer's replacement as leader of the Labour Party will open on July 9, close by mid-July, and if there is a contest, a new leader will be in place by September.⁣ ⁣ But with Andy Burnham's only serious rival Wes Streeting backing him to replace Starmer within minutes of the prime minister's resignation, the path appears clear to him becoming the UK's seventh leader in barely 10 years.⁣ ⁣ What kind of premier would Burnham be if he succeeds? Read more on the CGTN Europe website.⁣ ⁣ #burnham #starmer #ukpolitics