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Analysis: Andy Burnham’s Rise to Prime Minister Signals Labour’s New Direction

Britain changed prime ministers again on Monday, but unlike the upheavals of the past decade, the transfer unfolded with constitutional precision. There were no campaign rallies, ballot boxes or election-night declarations. Instead, a departing prime minister met King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, his successor followed minutes later, and a short drive to No. 10 Downing Street completed Andy Burnham’s ascent as Britain’s 59th prime minister.

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