The 2015 Labour Party leadership election was triggered by the resignation of Ed Miliband as Leader of the Labour Party on 8 May 2015, following the party's defeat at the 2015 general election. Harrie
Jeremy Corbyn, 2016 Labour Party Conference 5
Andy Burnham, 2016 Labour Party Conference 1
Yvette Cooper, 2016 Labour Party Conference 3
Liz Kendall, Bristol 2015, cropped
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Andrew Murray Burnham is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party since July 2026. He has been Member of Parliament for Makerfield in
2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK)
…run simultaneously, Tom Watson was elected to succeed Harman as deputy leader. Four candidates were successfully nominated to stand in the election: Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper, Jeremy Corbyn, and Liz Kendall. The voting process began on Friday 14 August 2015 and closed on Thursday 10 September 2015, and the…
Official portrait, 2026
Official portrait as Health Secretary, 2009
Burnham as Health Secretary, speaking at an event during the Labour Party Conference in 2009
Burnham speaking at the NHS Confederation annual conference in 2014