Andy Burnham becomes Britain’s new prime minister – The Latest
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Andy Burnham has become the new UK prime minister, promising significant changes for the country.
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 . Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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