About this episode

The episode discusses the transition from Keir Starmer to Andy Burnham as the UK’s prime minister and the challenges ahead for Burnham.

With Andy Burnham sworn in as an MP and on track to become the UK’s seventh prime minister in 10 years after Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation today, host Lucy Fisher is joined by political editor George Parker and deputy political editor Jim Pickard to assess Starmer’s time in office and discuss how Burnham will have to hit the ground running to avoid the fate of his predecessors.  Follow: Lucy @LOS_Fisher or @ lucyfisher.ft.com ; Jim @PickardJE or jim.pickard@ft.com ; and George @GeorgeWParker or george.parker@ft.com Want more?   How Keir Starmer was undone by caution and no clear plan  Keir Starmer’s premiership in charts Keir Starmer steps down as UK prime minister Waiting for Andy: what will a Burnham premiership mean? Why does Britain keep changing prime ministers? What Andy Burnham’s Westminster past reveals about him Join the Political Fix panel on Thursday June 25 for an FT Live event, ‘Ten years after Brexit: Can the UK deliver change?’ Register to take part at ft.com/anniversary and send us your questions. Sign up here for Stephen Bush’s morning newsletter Inside Politics for straight-talking insight into the stories that matter, plus puns and tongue…

People in this episode

Host: Lucy Fisher

Guests: George Parker, Jim Pickard

Topics covered

• UK politics
• Keir Starmer
• Andy Burnham
• prime minister
• political analysis

Keywords

• Keir Starmer
• Andy Burnham
• UK prime minister
• political analysis
• Financial Times

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Financial Times, FT Live, Acast

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