Andy Burnham takes over as UK prime minister, calls for 'new political model'

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Andy Burnham has been formally appointed as the new UK prime minister, succeeding Keir Starmer. The former Manchester mayor took office just four weeks after entering parliament, becoming the seventh prime minister in a decade. After meeting King Charles III, Burnham advocated for a new political model to shift power away from London. Despite his goals, his past criticisms of Trump could potentially create early diplomatic friction between the United Kingdom and Washington during his leadership.
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