Andy Burnham becomes British prime minister after Starmer resigns
World · 20 July 2026
Written by AI from multiple news reports
Andy Burnham became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on Monday, July 20, 2026. King Charles III invited him to form a government after Keir Starmer resigned. Starmer had led the country for two years.
Burnham, who is 56, previously ran Greater Manchester as its mayor. He returned to Parliament through a special election in June and was sworn in as an MP on July 12. He then became leader of the Labour Party without a general election.
Burnham is Britain's seventh prime minister in just ten years, which shows how unstable British politics has been recently. He has promised to tackle the high cost of living and problems in healthcare.