Burnham said that if he were to replace Starmer as Prime Minister, he would not call early elections in the UK.

Andy Burnham said that, if he were to succeed Keir Starmer as Prime Minister of the UK, he would not call an early general election. When asked on Friday on the social media platform Reddit if he would call a general election, Burnham replied "no." He is the only announced candidate to succeed Starmer in the Labour Party leadership election this month. Burnham said he would stick to the party's manifesto commitments for the 2024 general election, including the promise to maintain the "triple lock" mechanism for the state pension.