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Does Andy Burnham have a mandate?

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By Catherine Haddon
| Institute for Government
The likely ‘coronation’ of Andy Burnham as the next Labour leader and the UK’s prime minister has sparked another round of debate about whether prime ministers taking over mid-term have a ‘mandate’ without having fought and won a general election. This opens up questions about how parties choose their leaders, the legitimacy of prime ministers who enter office this way, and the question of when and why general elections should be called.
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Effective transitions of prime minister: lessons for Andy Burnham

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By Catherine Haddon, Hannah White
| Institute for Government
The UK is going to have a new prime minister, possibly by 17 July if no leadership contest takes place. Less than a month is hardly adequate time for Keir Starmer’s successor, who seems certain to be Andy Burnham, to prepare. If Burnham does end up taking up the premiership uncontested, he needs to understand the particular challenges that prime ministers face when transitioning into government mid-term, and use that understanding to guide how he prioritises his own preparation.
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Preparation for government by opposition parties or leadership challengers

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By Catherine Haddon, Jack Worlidge
| Institute for Government
What form any preparation work takes depends mostly on the aspiring prime minister, whether they are leading a party into a general election from the opposition benches or running a campaign to replace a party leader and prime minister in government. All recent opposition leaders and aspirant prime ministers have been central to deciding how much preparation they would do for the role, who they would designate to lead any work, and making decisions that are then taken into government.
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