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Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham is a British politician who became prime minister of the UK in July 2026, the same year he became a member of Parliament for Makerfield in a by-election. Burnham previously served as Mayor of Greater Manchester from 2017 to 2026, during which he promoted his brand of "business-friendly socialism", and MP for Leith from 2001 to 2017.
Irish Foreign Minister Helen McEntee speaks to the media ahead of a meeting of EU defence ministers in County Wicklow, Ireland, on Tuesday. Photo: EPA
Britain

Ireland must prepare for Northern Ireland unity vote, foreign minister says

Helen McEntee urges preparation for an eventual border poll as UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham insists reunification is ‘off the table’.

Britain

UK’s Burnham pledges to restore hope as he makes House of Commons debut as PM

Britain

UK ex-PM Starmer to quit parliament, focus on ‘international affairs’

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European Union

New UK PM Burnham’s honeymoon ends as Trump, first budget loom large

Since succeeding Keir Starmer, Burnham has pleased voters with several low-cost sweeteners, including cutting electricity bills and bus fares.

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Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham holds a pint of beer during a visit to the Hare Inn in Harlow, east of London with the Chancellor John Healy (centre) on July 23. Photo: AFP
Britain

Foreigners jostle to secure UK residency rights before rules tighten

The proposed reforms to a scheme offering permanent residency would double the qualification period from five to 10 years.

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Ukraine war

UK’s Burnham plans US trip to lobby Trump on Ukraine Patriot missiles

Following his first international visit to Kyiv, the new UK leader seeks a multi-nation deal to secure vital interceptors for Ukraine.

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Britain

UK PM Andy Burnham to visit Kyiv as Ukraine marks independence anniversary

On his first international visit as UK leader, Burnham will co-chair his first Coalition of the Willing meeting of countries supporting Kyiv.

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Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham (left) and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky in Portsmouth, UK on July 27. On Monday, Burnham will travel to Kyiv for a meeting with Zelensky. Photo: AFP
Britain

7 dead in UK after vehicle travelling in wrong direction hits police car

Following recent head-on crashes in Ireland, police have warned that some young people are driving the wrong way ‘for social media ‌likes’.

Britain

UK PM Burnham launches bid to help homeless, donating 15% of his wages

The prime minister hopes to offer people sleeping rough a way off the streets by Christmas.

Britain

UK PM Burnham exchanged messages with Trump aide impostor: reports

The UK leader reportedly sent messages to a person he believed to be White House chief of staff Susie Wiles before becoming suspicious.

Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Photo: AFP
Britain

UK nurses report ‘inhumane’ heat in hospitals and care homes during heatwave

The Royal College of Nursing warns staff are collapsing as wards top 30 degrees Celsius while emergency services face record summer demand.

A person lying next to water refill points at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, UK, on Wednesday. An amber weather warning has been issued as another heatwave sweeps across the UK. Photo: EPA
Britain

UK’s Burnham vows to end ‘subscription traps’ amid cost-of-living crisis

New rules would force companies to make cancelling contracts as easy as joining.

United States

New UK foreign minister dodges questions on his past Trump remarks

Ed Miliband in Washington ignores shouted inquiries about calling the US president an ‘idiot, a racist and a misogynist’.

Britain

UK’s Burnham signals support for written constitution

Two weeks into office, new leader seeks fundamental overhaul of Britain’s patchwork legal structure.

Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Photo: AP
Britain

UK’s PM Burnham vows to fix Britain’s ‘unfair’ adult care system

Burnham did not rule out tax rises to fund a new scheme as part of efforts to overhaul Britain’s social care system.

Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham meets residents as he visits social care organisation Jewish Care, in northwest London on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war

Burnham meets Zelensky, pledges ‘Stone Cloak’ tech for Ukraine’s drones

In his first meeting with a foreign leader, Andy Burnham pledges battlefield jamming technology ahead of Volodymyr Zelensky’s trip to Washington.

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Ukraine war

UK’s Burnham to host Zelensky in first foreign leader visit

Burnham vows Britain will stand ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with Ukraine ahead of Zelensky’s meeting with Trump.

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Britain

‘Rebalance power’: new UK PM Burnham aims to work a day a week in north

‘For 40 years power and resources have been sucked into the centre and too many communities have felt forgotten’.

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Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham officially opens Number 10 North in Manchester, Britain, on Friday. Photo: via Reuters
Britain

UK’s Burnham eyes lower energy bills in first move as PM

This is the first of several early moves to ease a cost-of-living crisis and quell anger over previous governments’ failure to bring change.

Britain

China’s Li congratulates Andy Burnham on becoming Britain’s new prime minister

Li said strengthening dialogue and cooperation between ⁠China and the UK will benefit ‌the nations and ‘inject stability into global ‌peace’.

Britain

UK’s new PM Andy Burnham vows to end years of instability

After being formally appointed by King Charles, Burnham promised a 10-year plan to restore political stability and revive the economy.

Britain’s new Prime Minster Andy Burnham delivers a speech as he arrives at Downing Street on Monday. Photo: EPA
Donald Trump

Trump welcomes reports Andy Burnham could open up North Sea oil drilling

People in the Scottish city of Aberdeen will be ‘dancing in the streets’, Trump said. Britain’s incoming PM has not confirmed the reports.

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in flight on Air Force One after landing at US Air Force Base at RAF Mildenhall, in Suffolk, England on July 8. Photo: AP
US, Israel war on Iran

UK’s Burnham faces test as Trump seeks British bases for Iran attack

The incoming PM said that he planned to be ‘upfront’ with the US president, who has threatened to target Iran’s civilian infrastructure.

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Britain

UK’s next prime minister Andy Burnham vows to ‘give hope back’ to Britons

The ex-Manchester mayor will become the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade when he takes office on Monday.

Britain

Burnham to be next UK prime minister after securing more Labour MPs’ support

Andy Burnham’s 349 nominations have effectively ruled out any rival bid for leadership.

Andy Burnham will be sworn in as Britain's prime minister next Monday, succeeding outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photo: AP
Britain

Vance hopes Burnham delivers ‘structural change’ amid ‘broken’ UK politics

The US vice-president said the next prime minister must figure out ‘how to ‌get Britain back on track’.

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US Vice-President J.D. Vance walks on stage during an event in New York on Saturday. Photo: EPA
Britain

‘Number 10 north’: UK’s Andy Burnham promises sweeping devolution

‘We’re stuck in a rut’: during a speech in Manchester he outlined plans, if he does become PM, to move some operations to the northern city.

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Britain

UK’s likely next prime minister to unveil plan to shift power from London

Andy Burnham to push for more local decision-making in a major speech after returning to national politics.

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