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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jon Henley Europe correspondent

‘A big job ahead of him’: world leaders congratulate Andy Burnham as he becomes Britain’s PM

Burnham, wearing a suit, spreads his hands while speaking
Andy Burnham makes his first speech as British prime minister in Downing Street on Monday. Photograph: Tejas Sandhu/SOPA Images/Shutterstock

World leaders have warmly congratulated Andy Burnham on his entry into 10 Downing Street as Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade, but international media largely focused on the scale of the challenges awaiting him.

Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, said he hoped for a deeper relationship “in the service of our peoples, and by giving new momentum to the partnership between the UK and the EU” rekindled by Burnham’s predecessor, Keir Starmer.

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