About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of Andy Burnham becoming the UK's new prime minister and his initial actions in office.

Andy Burnham has become the UK's seventh prime minister in a decade. And he seems to have wasted no time getting down to business in his new job, already setting out a 10-year-plan for Britain .. and choosing his new cabinet. From here it looks like he's hit the ground running .. but can he maintain that pace? Marcus is a public law specialist with firm Franks Ogilvie but was previously a ministerial adviser to the Clark government, has held senior roles in Australian federal politics and has a keen interest in UK politics too.

People in this episode

Guest: Marcus

Topics covered

• UK politics
• leadership
• government
• public law
• political analysis

Keywords

• Andy Burnham
• UK prime minister
• 10-year plan
• cabinet
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Franks Ogilvie

Places: UK, Australia, Britain

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