Former mayor of Greater Manchester becomes Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade

Andy Burnham Set to Become UK Prime Minister, Vows Leadership for All

Former Greater Manchester mayor to become UK’s sixth new prime minister in a decade as Keir Starmer departs

The United Kingdom's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street in London after taking office on Monday. [Isabel Infantes / REUTERS]

Burnham appears to herald break from neoliberalism as he takes over from Keir Starmer