Starmer out, Burnham in: What you need to know about leadership change in UK

Incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to inherit a heap of compounding, persistent issues from his predecessor, Keir Starmer

The UK is welcoming Andy Burnham as its seventh prime minister within a decade, with the official assuming the post on Monday at a meeting with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace for a formal go-ahead.

Burnham received overwhelming support from 349 out of 401 fellow lawmakers in the Labour Party and was appointed the party’s leader on Friday. Being the only candidate, the politician did not face any troubles in overtaking the party’s leadership.

The appointment marks the end of the troubled two-year tenure of…

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