Andy Burnham takes office as British prime minister

LONDON, July 20. /TASS/. Andy Burnham, the newly elected leader of the United Kingdom’s Labour Party, has taken office as prime minister after receiving King Charles III’s mandate to form a new government at Buckingham Palace, according to footage released by the royal press service.

Burnham, 56, will now head to the prime minister’s Downing Street residence, where he is expected to address the nation.

Burnham is the third prime minister formally appointed by King Charles III since the monarch ascended to the throne in September 2022.

Earlier, the king accepted the resignation of outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Burnham's political career