{"id":139696,"date":"2026-07-20T08:11:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T12:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/andy-burnham-takes-over-as-uk-prime-minister-calls-for-new-political-model-139696"},"modified":"2026-07-20T08:11:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T12:11:07","slug":"andy-burnham-takes-over-as-uk-prime-minister-calls-for-new-political-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/andy-burnham-takes-over-as-uk-prime-minister-calls-for-new-political-model-139696","title":{"rendered":"Andy Burnham takes over as UK prime minister, calls for ‘new political model’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham<\/a> assumed power Monday morning, vowing to move authority away from London as his new government confronts economic strain, political instability and potential friction with Washington.<\/p>\n

“We will change politics, to make it more collaborative, more about problem-solving than point scoring,” Burnham said outside 10 Downing Street. “And we will take power out of here and carry it into every postcode in the land, so that they can do more.<\/p>\n

“And, in doing more, build a new economy where we put life’s essentials back under stronger public control to make them affordable to you again \u2013 reindustrializing Britain, using public procurement to back British industry.”<\/p>\n

WHO IS ANDY BURNHAM? THE TRUMP CRITIC SET TO BECOME THE UK’S NEXT PRIME MINISTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Burnham, 56, was greeted by King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, London, on Monday before his swearing-in and first remarks. King Charles formally requested that Burnham form a new administration, and Burnham accepted.<\/p>\n

“I have just come from Buckingham Palace, where I have accepted His Majesty the King’s invitation to form a government,” Burnham’s brief introduction began. “{And in doing so, I am acutely conscious that I am the sixth person in the last 10 years to walk up this street: The seventh Prime Minister since 2016, making this a moment for reflection and new resolution.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It requires my generation of politicians to raise our game and rise to the new challenge. Britain needs to show the world that we can regain our stability once again, and that is our challenge to make politics work, to make it work better,” he said. “I know people at home are fed up with politics. I hear you and I want to be honest with you: We have not been good enough and we need to be better. We will be.”<\/p>\n

Burnham called for sweeping political and economic changes, stating that “Britain took some wrong turns” in the 1980s.<\/p>\n

“We will make this moment a circuit breaker for Britain, bringing forward the biggest changes in the last 40 years,” he said. “A new political model and a new economic model.”<\/p>\n

Outgoing Keir Starmer officially submitted his resignation and passed “the baton” in remarks outside 10 Downing Street.<\/p>\n

“As I now pass the baton to Andy Burnham, I wish him every success,” Starmer said. “He has my full support.<\/p>\n

“For all the focus on individuals, politics will always be a team sport and the changes we have delivered for our country and our party belong to everyone who has fought for them. I thank them again today, and I thank the British people for the opportunity to serve.<\/p>\n

“I go with good grace, I go with a smile, and I go proud of everything that we have achieved.”<\/p>\n

BRITISH PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMER FACES POTENTIAL LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE FROM NEWLY-ELECTED ANDY BURNHAM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

His relationship with Washington could provide an early foreign-policy test<\/a>. Burnham has repeatedly criticized Trump, comparing the instability surrounding the president\u2019s return to office with the turmoil under former British Prime Minister Liz Truss and warning against importing what he called America\u2019s polarized political culture.<\/p>\n

He has maintained the U.S.-U.K. relationship remains important, though, pledging continuity on NATO, Britain\u2019s nuclear deterrent and support for Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Trump previously dismissed Burnham as the former “mayor of a town” and said he had heard the incoming British leader was “extremely liberal.” Reform UK has also challenged Burnham\u2019s mandate, arguing that he should call a general election after reaching Downing Street without facing either a competitive Labour leadership contest or a nationwide vote.<\/p>\n

KEIR STARMER REPORTEDLY CONSIDERING STEPPING DOWN AS PM AND COULD ANNOUNCE TIMETABLE FOR DEPARTURE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Burnham succeeds Starmer after becoming Labour leader<\/a> unopposed Friday. He enters office without a new national vote under Britain\u2019s parliamentary system, which allows the governing party to change leaders midterm. The next general election is not required until 2029, though Burnham could call one earlier.<\/p>\n

At the center of his agenda is what he calls “Manchesterism” \u2014 an effort to give cities and regions greater authority over transportation<\/a>, housing, infrastructure and economic development. He has paired that approach with what he describes as “business-friendly socialism,” combining greater public control of essential services with cooperation between government and private industry.<\/p>\n

STARMER IN ‘SEISMIC’ CRISIS, UK DEFENSE CHIEF QUITS BEFORE HIGH-STAKES TRUMP NATO SUMMIT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Burnham’s arrival at Downing Street caps a decade-long political comeback<\/a>. After losing his second Labour leadership contest in 2015, Burnham left national politics and built a new power base in Greater Manchester, where nine years as mayor earned him the nickname “King of the North” and a reputation as an effective communicator willing to challenge the government in London.<\/p>\n

“I will work to build a new politics; the country is crying out for it,” he said Friday. “People are looking for us to deliver, and we will.”<\/p>\n

Reuters and Fox News’ Efrat Lachter contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/andy-burnham-takes-over-uk-prime-minister-calls-new-political-model <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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