British Indian minister backs Andy as UK PM-in-waiting

A British Indian minister, an ally of PM-in-waiting Andy Burnham, on Friday offered a resounding vote of confidence in the incoming Labour Party leader who will succeed Keir Starmer as the UK Prime Minister in 10 days. 

Burnham has hit the magic 323 MPs mark to be elected unopposed in the party election next week.

“I think there will be two things that will be different under Andy Burnham,” Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Lisa Nandy told the BBC in response to questions about what is likely to change when a new PM is in place by July 20.  Nandy's Wigan constituency neighbours Makerfield, where Burnham won a decisive by-election to set the leadership challenge in motion, which led to Starmer's resignation last month. 

“The first is that it will be faster and bolder, and he's willing to think very differently about how we deliver that change,” Nandy said.