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Who's the 'King of the North', the UK's likely next PM?

Podcast: ABC News Top Stories
Published: Jun 22, 2026
Duration seconds: 226
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Summary

A popular mayor but a virtual unknown on the global stage, Andy Burnham is poised to become Sir Keir Starmer's successor. So who is the so called 'King of the North'?