How Andy Burnham can win back the Muslim voters Labour has lost Submitted by Imran Mulla on Mon, 06/29/2026 - 11:06 MEE examines who the next PM could appoint to his government to embark on a course correction which could transform Labour's electoral fortunes Labour MP and likely future prime minister, Andy Burnham, waves as he leaves after delivering a speech in Manchester on 29 June (AFP) Off Labour MPs have enthusiastically rallied around Andy Burnham , who is now set to become prime minister without a leadership contest in a few weeks' time. The key reason for this is that they hope he will be able to win back voters Labour has lost both to parties on the right and the left. For most of his premiership, Keir Starmer's strategy, shaped by his former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney , was to focus on courting those who might otherwise vote for Reform or the Conservatives.