2015 Andy Burnham Labour Party leadership campaign

Andy for Leader
Campaigned for	2015 Labour Party leadership election
Candidate	Andy Burnham MP
Status	Announced: 15 May 2015; Nominated: 15 June 2015; Defeated: 12 September 2015
Headquarters	83 Victoria St, Westminster, London, SW1H 0HW
Key people	John Lehal (Manager); Michael Dugher MP (Parliamentary Manager); Katie Myler (Communications);
Slogan	Be Part Of The Change

In 2015, Andy Burnham, the Member of Parliament for Leigh, stood as a candidate for leadership of the Labour Party in the United Kingdom. His candidacy was announced upon the release of a YouTube video on 15 May 2015. His announcement involved the promise to "rediscover the beating heart of Labour" and appeal to the aspirations "of everyone".

Burnham was initially considered the frontrunner in the race to succeed Ed Miliband. However the emergence of Jeremy Corbyn as the candidate representing the left-wing faction of the party, in June 2015, and the consequent growth in support for Corbyn's campaign saw Burnham's lead diminish to the point that Corbyn overtook him – this was first reflected in a YouGov poll published by The Times on 21 July.

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