Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester, has been confirmed as Labour's new leader and Britain's next prime minister, succeeding Keir Starmer and taking office formally on the 20th.
Andy Burnham, described as a moderate of the left, has been confirmed as Britain's new prime minister, Kyunghyang Shinmun reported. He succeeds Keir Starmer and is to take office formally on the 20th.
광고 문의 · 300×250Burnham built his name on transport and housing policy as mayor of Greater Manchester in England's northwest. He took the route of stepping away from national politics, accumulating a record in regional administration, and returning to the party leadership.
Britain's prime minister is the leader of the largest party in the Commons. When a governing party changes leader without a general election, the premiership changes with it — the convention this handover followed.
The tasks before the new prime minister cluster at home: the cost-of-living squeeze, housing supply and health-service waiting lists. Abroad, attention falls on recalibrating relations with the European Union and on the pitch of economic policy toward China.
Sinophone Bridge Times does not report a change of government in Britain as a win or loss for an ideological camp. Britain has one of Europe's largest Chinese populations, and the new government's immigration and student-visa policy, along with support for small business, will bear directly on that community. The first budget after the handover will show the direction.
