Beyond the diplomatic platitudes global media focuses on the ‘immense’ scale of the challenge he faces in the job

As Andy Burnham prepares to take office, promising radical change and looking to move power out of London, Dan Haygarth and Jemma Robinson ask people in the capital about the…

The priority will be boosting the economy and improving living standards for voters

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]