World · 20 Jul 2026

Burnham sworn in as PM, calling the moment a 'circuit breaker'

Burnham sworn in as PM, calling the moment a 'circuit breaker'

Andy Burnham took office on Monday as Britain's seventh prime minister in a decade, speaking outside Downing Street of a new political and social model that shifts power from London to the regions. He called the change a circuit breaker. Keir Starmer, who led Labour to a landslide two years ago, leaves as the party's shortest-serving modern prime minister.

Source: The Hindu

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