{"id":362815,"date":"2026-07-20T16:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/andy-burnham-becomes-uks-new-pm\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T16:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:00:04","slug":"andy-burnham-becomes-uks-new-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/andy-burnham-becomes-uks-new-pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Burnham becomes UK\u2019s new PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/wFFbEzw6Mkc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Burnham becomes UK\u2019s new PM\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wFFbEzw6Mkc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The formal transfer of power from Keir Starmer to Andy Burnham is officially complete.<\/p>\n<p>The incoming prime minister says this is going to be the biggest political change the UK has seen in 40 years, but for a man who wants to tear things up, he still had to go through the constitutional traditions of being invited to form a government by the King.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Next, Burnham will start appointing his cabinet as we will start to see what that change actually means.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday morning, Starmer gave his final address at the now-very-familiar lectern outside Number 10. He said he wished the man who ousted him \u201cevery success\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>We are reporting from outside Downing Street where Andy Burnham has also given his first speech as he takes over as the UK\u2019s seventh prime minister in a decade.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\n0:00 &#8211; Intro<br \/>\n1:06 &#8211; Starmer bids farewell<br \/>\n5:05 &#8211; Will history be kind to Starmer?<br \/>\n6:37 &#8211; Starmer \u2018oozes passion\u2019 even if public doesn\u2019t always see it<br \/>\n10:03 &#8211; What will Andy Burnham do as PM?<br \/>\n12:50 &#8211; Incoming and outgoing PMs meet the King<br \/>\n14:42 &#8211; Andy Burnham officially becomes prime minister<br \/>\n15:04 &#8211; Burnham an excellent communicator says Labour MP<br \/>\n19:03 &#8211; Can Burnham use \u2018Manchesterism\u2019 to transform the UK?<br \/>\n22:03 &#8211; Cost-of-living \u2018ultimate priority\u2019 for new Labour government<br \/>\n24:56 &#8211; Burnham departs Buckingham Palace<br \/>\n29:21 &#8211; Burnham arrives at Downing Street<br \/>\n33:59 &#8211; Andy Burnham&#8217;s first speech as prime minister<br \/>\n39:49 &#8211; Analysing Burnham&#8217;s first speech<br \/>\n42:40 &#8211; Burnham and Trump &#8211; what can we expect from their relationship?<br \/>\n46:43 &#8211; What could a Burnham premiership mean for the economy?<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The formal transfer of power from Keir Starmer to Andy Burnham is officially complete. 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