Andy Burnham, former mayor of Manchester, has replaced Keir Starmer as the British Prime Minister and the leader of the Labour Party.
He became the seventh prime minister in a decade on Monday, following his meeting with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace.
Mr Burnham, in a brief remark, promised to create a “circuit breaker” moment in the cycle of failure and cynicism that has plagued British politics and government for the past decade.
Mr Burnham, who spoke before entering Downing Street, the office and residence of the UK PM, said, “I am acutely conscious that I am the seventh person in the last 10 years to walk up this street. We have not been good enough.”
He also promised to “bring forward a new plan for Britain, a 10-year plan,” although without giving specifics, and stated that a key part of his foreign policy goals would be to support US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.
