Burnham rules out calling early election as PM

According to BBC News, Labour's Andy Burnham is set to become Prime Minister this month, and he's already staking out his position: no early election call, and strict adherence to the Labour manifesto from twenty twenty-four. For a new PM, it's a conventional play—stability over surprises—but manifesto commitments have a way of testing themselves once you're in office.

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