When does Andy Burnham become prime minister? Six key questions answered

When does Andy Burnham become prime minister? Six key questions answeredImage source, Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPublished9 minutes agoAndy Burnham will take over from Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader on Friday, after winning the support of the party's MPs.It means he will soon become the UK's prime minister - the seventh in the last 10 years.When does Andy Burnham become prime minister?Burnham becomes Labour leader on Friday - but he will not become prime minister until Monday, three days later.The process on Monday will begin with Starmer meeting King Charles to formally offer his resignation as prime minister. The King will meet Burnham soon afterwards, when he will ask him to form a government. Once Burnham has accepted, he will officially be the UK's prime minister.Both meetings usually happen at Buckingham Palace.Burnham will then head to Downing Street, where he is likely to give a speech outside No 10.How did he get here?Starmer won a landslide general election victory two years ago - but he began losing public support within weeks of arriving in Downing Street after a series of polcy mis-steps and U-turns.The final straw for many Labour MPs was when right wing party Reform UK swept the board at local elections in May, leaving many of them fearing Reform leader Nigel Farage would win the next general election.Burnham had long had ambitions to be Labour leader - but could only challenge for the top job as a sitting MP.He returned to Parliament a month ago in a by-election, with his victory over the Reform candidate convincing many Labour MPs he was the right candidate to replace Starmer. Other senior Labour figures - such as former health secretary Wes Streeting - abandoned their own leadership ambitions and got behind Burnham, along with the overwhelming majority of the party's MPs.It means he will become Labour leader without a contest.In the UK, prime ministers are not directly elected, unlike US or French presidents - they are the lead...