After getting a new PM, the UK waits for his government and first policies

Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Manchester, has become the United Kingdom's new prime minister following Keir Starmer's resignation. France 24 is reporting he is the seventh PM to take office in a decade. In his inaugural remarks, Burnham pledged a ten-year plan for Britain, with his government and first policy announcements to follow in the days ahead.

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