New PM Andy Burnham vows 10-year plan to stabilise UK
Andy Burnham made a speech at Downing Street moments after being confirmed as the UK's new prime minister, speaking about support for Ukraine, ending rough sleeping and stabilising the economy.
By Simon Ormiston & Euronews
Published on 20/07/2026 - 14:52 GMT+2
New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham vowed on Monday to put forward a 10-year plan for Britain, saying the country needed to make politics work.
"Britain needs to show the world that we can regain our stability once again," Burnham said just after being appointed by King Charles III to take over from Keir Starmer. He pledged to "issue my first instruction to end rough sleeping in our country" once he starts work.
Starmer departed Downing Street on Monday morning, insisting in a farewell speech his two years in office had made Britain a better place.
The monarch met Starmer to accept his resignation and Burnham arrived next for the formal procedure in which the king asked him to form the next government and he accepted.
The 56-year-old is the sixth prime minister to enter Downing Street in the last 10 years.
