After nominations opened on Thursday for the Labour leadership contest, London and other MPs rushed to back Mr Burnham.
Brent West MP Barry Gardiner said he was the first MP through the door of the Parliamentary Labour Party office in the Commons to officially put his name to Mr Burnham’s papers to be leader.
Could anyone still challenge Burnham?
Former Health Secretary Wes Streeting
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Former armed forces minister Al Carns, who was seen as another possible challenger, has also given Mr Burnham a clear run to be Labour leader and PM.
Unless there is a surprise intervention, Mr Burnham is set…
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