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Larry the Cat welcomes yet another prime minister into No 10

The Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office has become a beloved fixture of British public life

The Independent UK · Jul 20

Andy Burnham's first PM speech greeted by man singing EU anthem and Rosebank protests

A MAN could be heard singing Beethoven’s Ode to Joy as Andy Burnham gave his first speech as the new Prime Minister of the UK.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 20

Why isn’t Andy Burnham using a lectern in No 10 speech?

The podium has long been a staple of prime ministerial speeches

The Independent UK · Jul 20

Healey made chancellor, Miliband named foreign secretary and Yvette Cooper becomes health secretary as Burnham picks cabinet – UK politics as it happened

Rayner is back as housing secretary, while Mahmood and McFadden remain in their existing posts

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20

Andy Burnham becomes prime minister after Keir Starmer leaves Downing Street for the last time

After being named leader of the Labour party, Andy Burnham has officially become prime minister of the UK. That many people considered this day an inevitability doesn’t make it any less momentous.

The Conversation · Jul 20

Andy Burnham latest: New PM tells first cabinet meeting ‘we need to be a cost-of-living government’

Newly appointed ministers have been told to give Britons the sense that ‘help is coming’

The Independent UK · Jul 20

Loudspeakers to be banned from Downing Street on Andy Burnham's first day as PM

It follows a series of loudspeaker interruptions during speeches by outgoing PMs

Evening Standard · Jul 19

Andy Burnham to promise ‘breathing room’ as he takes over as prime minister

The new Labour leader will set out his domestic priorities in his first speech from Downing Street.

Evening Standard · Jul 19

Former PMs Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak offer advice to incoming Andy Burnham

Rishi Sunak urged Burnham to ‘soak in every second’ of his arrival in Downing Street

The Independent UK · Jul 18

Boris Johnson’s and Rishi Sunak’s advice for incoming PM Andy Burnham

The former Conservative prime ministers have given their thoughts ahead of Mr Burnham walking into 10 Downing Street.

Evening Standard · Jul 18