Tag: Andy Burnham

• Thursday, September 10th 2026 - 09:26 UTC

  UK prime minister vows to be 'relentless' in defending the Falkland Islanders' choice

  

  British Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the House of Commons on Wednesday that his government would be “relentless” in defending the right of Falkland Islanders to choose to be British, in a session dominated by defense spending and the sovereignty of overseas territories.

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• Wednesday, September 2nd 2026 - 07:50 UTC

  The UK dismisses Trump's remarks and reaffirms its sovereignty over the Falklands

  

  The British government on Tuesday dismissed US President Donald Trump's remarks about a possible review of Washington's position on the Falklands, and reiterated its commitment to the archipelago's status.

• Monday, August 31st 2026 - 08:42 UTC

  PM Burnham addresses cost of living and young people priorities in first visit to Northern Ireland

  

  Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrived Thursday in Northern Ireland as part of his summer tour of the United Kingdom, to discuss cost of living, young people priorities and an overall growth agenda. In Northern Ireland for the first time since becoming Prime Minister, Andy Burnham met with the First Minister, Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly, and later with all five main parties.

• Wednesday, August 26th 2026 - 08:25 UTC

  PM Burnham on taxes, “I won't be unrealistic, and people need to understand that”

  

  Prime Minister Andy Burnham has suggested tax rises could be on the cards in the coming Autumn Budget, warning “I won’t be unrealistic” over the state of the public purse. The PM quickly pledged to give people “breathing space” and ease the cost of living after taking the keys to No.10 last month.

• Monday, August 24th 2026 - 07:28 UTC

  Burnham picks Kyiv for his first foreign trip as British prime minister

  

  British Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrived in Kyiv on Monday on his first trip abroad since taking office in July, coinciding with the 35th anniversary of Ukraine's independence. He met Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and is due to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky and chair his first meeting of the so-called coalition of the willing, set up by London and Paris under his predecessor, Keir Starmer.

• Tuesday, August 11th 2026 - 09:44 UTC

  Burnham's Labour edges ahead of Reform UK in a YouGov poll for the first time

  

  The Labour Party of British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has moved ahead of Reform UK, the right-wing party led by Nigel Farage, in a voting intention survey by YouGov published on Tuesday by The Times. It is the first time this has happened in that pollster's series since Reform took the lead in early 2025.

• Wednesday, August 5th 2026 - 08:29 UTC

  PM Burnham hands mayors share of income tax “to make lives better in every postcode”

  

  The Prime Minister Andy Burnham has launched the biggest transfer of power from Westminster in a generation, giving communities greater control over the decisions that shape jobs, transport, housing and public services in their area.

• Tuesday, July 21st 2026 - 21:01 UTC

  Falklands Assembly congratulates Burnham and looks to continuity with London

  

  The Falklands Legislative Assembly congratulated the United Kingdom's new prime minister, Labour's Andy Burnham, and expressed confidence in the continuity of the relationship between the islands and London, in an official statement issued on Tuesday. The territory's legislative body said it looks forward to working with the new prime minister and his government, and to “continuing the close and productive relationship” between the two sides.

• Tuesday, July 21st 2026 - 07:16 UTC

  PM Andy Burnham’s first conversation was with President Trump, whom he invited to visit Manchester

  

  Prime Minister Andy Burnham spoke to the President of the United States, Donald Trump, shortly after taking office Monday afternoon, 20th July 2026. According to 10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister began by congratulating the President on a successful World Cup and agreed that England had an excellent tournament.

• Monday, July 20th 2026 - 20:52 UTC

  Burnham's first moves as UK PM: new chancellor, Miliband to foreign office and a social turn

  

  The United Kingdom's new prime minister, Labour's Andy Burnham, began shaping his government with a cabinet reshuffle and a series of socially oriented announcements, hours after taking office in place of Keir Starmer. The former mayor of Greater Manchester, who reached Downing Street without a general election after winning the Labour leadership, is Britain's seventh prime minister in a decade.