Andy Burnham takes major step towards becoming next prime minister – what we know

• Andy Burnham has formally nominated himself to become the next leader of the Labour Party, announcing his candidacy in a video posted on social media.
• He currently stands as the sole declared candidate in the race to succeed Sir Keir Starmer.
• Burnham alluded to his previous attempts at the party's top job, stating "hopefully third time lucky".
• The nomination process for the Parliamentary Labour Party opened on Thursday morning, with MPs arriving to make their selections.
• While Burnham is the only known contender, some parliamentarians light-heartedly suggested nominating satirical candidate Count Binface.

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Andy Burnham makes ‘third time lucky’ joke as he nominates himself to be Labour leader