The United Kingdom on Monday installed Andy Burnham as its 59th prime minister, the seventh person to hold that position in a little more than a decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Burnham, a stalwart of the progressive Labour Party, is expected to bring his center-left perspective as a champion of the working class to address crises of social welfare spending, housing affordability and a sluggish economy. His election marks a major win against the rising tide of Reform UK \u2013 a right-wing populist party that has been compared<\/u> <\/a>to the MAGA movement in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In remarks Monday, he said he was \u201cacutely conscious\u201d of the instability at the top of the British government in recent years and he pledged to provide an alternative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI know people at home are fed up with politics,\u201d he said. \u201cI hear you and I want to be honest with you: We have not been good enough and we need to be better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read it all<\/a>.<\/p> The Times
New Prime Minister Andy Burnham purges Starmer loyalists from cabinet on his first day, naming John Healey as chancellor and promising a fully funded package to cut energy bills.
Tuesday 21 July 2026
A look at #TomorrowsPapersToday<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Xqo6H9CKBa<\/a><\/p>— Andrew Clifford (@newcastlejourno) July 20, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>