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Andy Burnham set to take charge as U.K. prime minister

Washington Post World Monday 20 July 2026, 10:02 UTC By Steve Hendrix 1 min read
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LONDON — Andy Burnham, the longtime mayor of Greater Manchester, Britain’s second largest urban area, will on Monday become Britain’s sixth prime minister in a decade, taking charge of a Labour government that won power in a landslide two years ago but quickly lost the country’s confidence amid lingering economic malaise. Democracy Dies in Darkness Andy Burnham set to take charge as U.K. prime minister The former mayor of Greater Manchester will replace Keir Starmer as part of a Labour...

LONDON — Andy Burnham, the longtime mayor of Greater Manchester, Britain’s second largest urban area, will on Monday become Britain’s sixth prime minister in a decade, taking charge of a Labour government that won power in a landslide two years ago but quickly lost the country’s confidence amid lingering economic malaise. Democracy Dies in Darkness Andy Burnham set to take charge as U.K. prime minister The former mayor of Greater Manchester will replace Keir Starmer as part of a Labour government reset, becoming Britain’s sixth prime minister in a decade.
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