The new Prime Minister has promised a ‘circuit breaker’ moment for the country as he becomes Britain’s seventh leader since 2016. But will he be able to bring about the changes that are so desperately needed? Pippa Crerar And Kiran Stacey See how he will try to do things differently and who will help him
Prime Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham has given his first major speech since becoming MP for Makerfield. Speaking in Manchester, he said the Westminster system was ‘broken’ and a ‘same as usual’ approach would not work. He promised ‘Number 10 North’, the largest council housebuilding program since the post-war period, and ‘good growth in every postcode’ as
Andy Burnham’s landslide victory in the Makerfield by-election has set the stage for a leadership battle with Keir Starmer. The outgoing mayor of Greater Manchester received more votes than Reform and Restore combined, and the nature of the victory has prompted speculation that he could replace Starmer as prime minister within a few days, if