Andy Burnham promises to end Labour infighting as he becomes party’s leader

Andy Burnham has taken over as Labour's leader and will become prime minister on Monday, pledging to end party infighting while laying out a distinctly left-wing vision for Britain. Per The Guardian, he vows to reverse the Thatcherism of the nineteen eighties through public ownership of utilities, major social care investment, and a new generation of council homes. But anxiety persists on Labour's left over his selection of Shabana Mahmood as chancellor—and Burnham has indicated his government has a last chance to get things right.

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