00:00The new leader of the Labour Party, Andy Burnham, has taken office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on
00:05Monday
00:06after being tasked by Charles III with forming and government.
00:10Burnham held an audience with the monarch at Buckingham Palace, the royal family's residence,
00:16after his predecessor Keir Starmer formally tendered his resignation as Prime Minister to King Charles III.
00:22Last Friday, Burnham was a formally declared leader of the Labour Party after receiving broad support from his colleagues in
00:30the party.
00:31Without the need for an internal election, in his press conference following his appointment,
00:36the new Prime Minister promised a new political model and a new economic model for the UK.
00:42Without specifying any promises, Burnham unveiled a 10-year action plan which will focus on giving people
00:48some breathing space and some help with the cost of living.
00:52An idea he has made his main talking point, he also pointed out the previous Labour government has one shortcoming.
