Andy Burnham becomes Britain’s new prime minister – The Latest

Politics The Guardian By Presented by Lucy Hough with Alexandra Topping; produced by Angus Neale; senior producer Ryan Ramgobin; lead producer Zoe Hitch 20 Jul 2026 16:57 1 min read

Andy Burnham has become the sixth UK prime minister in a decade after a transfer of power from his predecessor Keir Starmer. In his first address outside Downing Street, he said his arrival in power would be a ‘circuit breaker’ moment for Britain and that his government would bring the ‘biggest changes in 40 years’. Lucy Hough speaks to political correspondent Alexandra Topping – watch on YouTube Continue reading...

Andy Burnham has become the sixth UK prime minister in a decade after a transfer of power from his predecessor Keir Starmer.

In his first address outside Downing Street, he said his arrival in power would be a ‘circuit breaker’ moment for Britain and that his government would bring the ‘biggest changes in 40 years’. Lucy Hough speaks to political correspondent Alexandra Topping – watch on YouTube

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