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Andy Burnham becomes the U.K.'s seventh new prime minister in a decade

Name: Andy Burnham becomes the U.K.'s seventh new prime minister in a decade
Uploaded: 2026-07-20T07:10:00-0400
Duration: 1 min 32 s
Description: Andy Burnham on Monday became the U.K.'s prime minister after officially being declared leader of the Labour Party last week. He's replacing its previous leader Keir Starmer. Imtiaz Tyab reports.

Andy Burnham on Monday became the U.K.'s prime minister after officially being declared leader of the Labour Party last week. He's replacing its previous leader Keir Starmer. Imtiaz Tyab reports.