'I know people at home are fed up with politics. I hear you': This was Andy Burnham's message as he became Prime Minister

The ex-Manchester mayor will become the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade when he takes office on Monday.

The former mayor of Manchester’s entry into Downing Street will mark the climax of a steep ascent for a politician who until last month wasn’t even an MP. | World News

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]

Andy Burnham promises unity and tangible improvements as he steps into the UK premiership amid pressing challenges and cabinet uncertainties.