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Andy Burnham, who is set to enter Downing Street on Monday, faces a long and daunting list of issues. Here are some of the most urgent.
As chancellor, John Healey, who quit as defense secretary in the former government, will fill one of the most consequential posts, overseeing fiscal and economic policy.
NYTimes – World Andy Burnham, who is set to enter Downing Street on Monday, faces a long and daunting list of issues. Here are some of the most urgent.
NYTimes – World Andy Burnham, who is set to enter Downing Street on Monday, faces a long and daunting list of issues. Here are some of the most urgent.
In today’s newsletter: As the new prime minister enters No 10, our journalists take you through what it was like covering his first hours in power Good morning, and let’s abandon all conditional tenses because finally Andy Burnham is UK prime minister and, on a day of ceremony and celebration, he pledged his government would be “a circuit breaker for Britain”. A defining characteristic of Team Burnham thus far has b…
NYTimes – World As Andy Burnham became Britain’s seventh leader in a decade on Monday, he tried to show that he will govern differently.
From a meeting with King Charles III to a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump, here's what to know about Burnham's first day at the helm of Downing Street.
NYTimes – Business Britain’s King Charles III appointed Andy Burnham as prime minister after outgoing Keir Starmer officially tendered his resignation, the palace said.
New Labour leader takes over from Keir Starmer and will head to Downing Street to appoint his cabinet UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham has formally become the UK prime minister after meeting King Charles at Buckingham Palace, the fourth person to hold the role in less than four years and the sixth within a decade. Burnham, who took over from Keir Starmer as leader of the Labour party on Friday , accept…
NYTimes – World Andy Burnham has spoken of Catholicism as part of his cultural identity rather than as a fervent religious faith.
NPR – World In a transition of power presided over by King Charles, Andy Burnham is replacing Keir Starmer as the United Kingdom's prime minister. Both are from the center-left Labour Party.
Andy Burnham will on Monday become Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade, with an in-tray overflowing with challenges that have trounced his predecessors and little time to make his mark.
NYTimes – World Andy Burnham, who is set to enter Downing Street on Monday, faces a long and daunting list of issues. Here are some of the most urgent.
NPR – World On Monday, former Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham succeeds Keir Starmer as the United Kingdom's prime minister. Burnham's politics have been shaped by England's north-south class divide.
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NPR – US The United States on Thursday charged former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiracy to commit torture, adding to existing drug trafficking and firearms charges. Prosecutors allege detainees, including US citizens, suffered waterboarding, rape and beatings. The revised indictment also cites Venezuela's DGCIM military intelligence agency. The pair remain in US custody.
NYTimes – World Israel removed signs from Britain's consulate general in East Jerusalem and said the consulate had "ceased to function". British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the building would remain open as an independent UK mission, continuing to serve Palestinians. Israel had said in September it would act after UK sanctions on illegal West Bank settlements.
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