Burnham to warn UK must be honest about its challenges as he prepares to become PM

Andy Burnham, the Labour leader, will become Britain's sixth prime minister in a decade. The Guardian reports that on Monday, he'll visit Buckingham Palace to accept the role from the King, then begin appointing his cabinet that afternoon. As he takes office, Burnham plans to warn that the country must confront the serious challenges ahead—a candid start for a premiership arriving after a decade of political turbulence.

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