Andy Burnham will become the UK’s prime minister today, replacing Keir Starmer
Starmer will deliver his final address as PM later this morning, before he and Burnham visit King Charles in Buckingham Palace
The new prime minister will then give his own speech in Downing Street – he will promise “more breathing room” for Britain, while arguing for a more “stable and responsible” politics
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch wishes the new PM “every success” – but warns he is starting his new job without a “clear plan”
Burnham became Labour leader on Friday – here are some of the policies to expect, while there has also been a hint of a possible income tax cut
By lunchtime, the UK will have its fifth PM in four years. No other sentence can so pithily summarise the nature of British politics right now.
