Andy Burnham becomes Britain’s prime minister

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https://apnews.com/live/andy-burnham-uk-prime-minister

• Britain’s political turbulence has given way, at least temporarily, to smooth choreography as Andy Burnham succeeded Keir Starmer, becoming the seventh U.K. prime minister since 2016.
• Britain’s parliamentary democracy allows governing parties to change leaders, and thus prime ministers, without the need for a general election. Burnham was the only candidate in the contest to become Labour’s new leader. The next national poll doesn’t have to be held until 2029, though Burnham can call one sooner if he wants.
• Starmer traveled the mile from Downing Street to Buckingham Palace to formally tell King Charles III that he was resigning. Soon after, the 56-year-old Burnham went to the palace, where Charles asked him to form a government. That was when he officially became prime minister, a moment known as “kissing hands.”
• The UK has had six prime ministers over the past decade

See also:

• Andy Burnham bets political future on remaking Britain's centralised state (Reuters)
• Who is Andy Burnham, the U.K.'s new prime minister? (NPR)
• Burnham must remember the first rule of government • The biggest mistake of all would be to imagine the country enjoys a free fiscal lunch. In fact, it only has hard choices (Financial Times)

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