LONDON – Change of the guard at Buckingham Palace today: outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned to King Charles III, who shortly after formally asked the newly elected Labour leader Andy Burnham to form a new Government.
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Thus begins the era of the so-called “King of the North,” so called for the successes achieved and popularity gained in nearly ten years as mayor of Manchester. In his first speech as PM today, Burnham said he is “deeply aware” that he is the seventh British prime minister since 2016 and declared he wants to “show the world that Great Britain can regain stability.”
Speaking without a lectern and without notes, in line with his less formal and more spontaneous image, the new prime minister said his election represents “a turning point” and promised a “new economic and political model” with greater public control of resources and a reindustrialization plan with strong support for British businesses.
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Addressing directly the people “tired of politics,” especially in the “forgotten areas of the country,” Burnham promised a ten-year path of progress and improvement, committing to present a plan tomorrow to reduce the cost of living and allow people to “catch their breath.”
More autonomy for cities and regions
In his impromptu speech Burnham only briefly mentioned the reforms he intends to start, but touched on the issues closest to him, such as the commitment to build public housing and the determination to reduce Westminster’s power by giving more autonomy to cities and regions. “I want to bring back hope,” he declared, “invest in success instead of paying for failure” and represent a politics “based on the right values.”
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