Andy Burnham becomes Britain’s new prime minister – The Latest

安迪·伯恩汉姆成为英国新首相——最新动态

Today in Focus

2026-07-21

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Andy Burnham has become the sixth UK prime minister in a decade after a transfer of power from his predecessor Keir Starmer. In his first address outside Downing Street, he said his arrival in power would be a ‘circuit breaker’ moment for Britain and that his government would bring the ‘biggest changes in 40 years’. Lucy Hough speaks to political correspondent Alexandra Topping – watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • He's just in front of these two microphones and wow, straight into it, really looking like he was enjoying himself.

  • We will make this moment a circuit breaker for Britain.

  • Bringing forward the biggest changes in the last 40 years.

  • There's like a static electricity in the air at these events, and Starmer just stood there.

  • He looked statesman-like, as he often does, but he did not really look emotional.

  • He looked like someone who wanted to get it over and done with.

  • I go with good grace, I go with a smile, and I go proud of everything that we have achieved.

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  • Well, it's been a huge political day already with the transfer