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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jill Lawless

Andy Burnham will become UK prime minister after a meeting with King Charles III

Britain Politics - (Henry Nicholls/Pool AFP via AP)

The moment for Andy Burnham has finally come.

After weeks as U.K. prime minister-in-waiting, Burnham will take office on Monday, succeeding the departing Keir Starmer, and Britain’s political turbulence will give way, at least temporarily, to smooth choreography.

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