Andy Burnham has formally become the United Kingdom’s new prime minister after being invited by King Charles III to form a government.
The former mayor of Greater Manchester replaces Keir Starmer, whose departure followed falling support and political pressure inside the governing Labour Party.
Burnham enters Downing Street promising a politics focused on unity, regional investment and improved living standards. Attention will now turn to his first Cabinet appointments and the direction of his new government.
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