Andy Burnham sworn in as MP as Commons erupts in cheers and heckles

Andy Burnham has been sworn in as MP for Makerfield after winning a byelection in the constituency. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 The moment was met by heckling from the chamber, including Tory MP Desmond Swayne shouting 'Rome is saved' and shouts of 'saviour' and 'turning water into water' as Burnham was sworn in. This came just hours after Keir Starmer announced he would be resigning as prime minister, after which Burnham confirmed that he would stand as a candidate to become Labour leader UK politics live ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jun/22/keir-starmer-resignation-timeable-andy-burnham-labour-leadership-prime-minister-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6a3908a08f08cfbed83f8d12#block-6a3908a08f08cfbed83f8d12 Wes Streeting backs Andy Burnham to become Labour leader and PM ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/22/andy-burnham-to-stand-to-become-labour-leader-and-uk-prime-minister Keir Starmer to step down as prime minister two years after historic election victory ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/22/keir-starmer-resigns-as-prime-minister The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/ Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://www.youtube.com/@theguardian Guardian Australia ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianaustralia Football Weekly podcast ► https://www.youtube.com/@footballweeklypodcast Guardian Football ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiansport It's Complicated ► https://www.youtube.com/@itscomplicated Guardian Live ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianlive #andyburnham #politics #uk #keirstarmer