Indian-origin strategist Gautam Rangarajan. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has appointed Indian-origin strategist and former BBC executive Gautam Rangarajan as an Expert Adviser on Structure and Process in a newly created role at 10 Downing Street.Rangarajan, who brings decades of experience in strategy, organisational transformation and media, is set to take up the position this…
UK PM Andy Burnham with wife Marie-France van Heel. UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has revealed that his wife initially opposed his decision to seek Britain’s top job, reminding him that Labour members had already rejected his leadership ambitions twice before.Speaking on the How To Fail with Elizabeth Day podcast, Burnham said his wife, Marie-France…
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is considering exempting child sex offenders and other serious sexual abuse perpetrators from a controversial early prison release scheme as ministers race to finalise safeguards before the policy takes effect in September.The review comes as the government struggles to balance mounting prison overcrowding with concerns over public safety and victims’…
Andy Burnham approves US use of UK bases for strikes on Iran Newly appointed UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has approved the use of British military bases by the US for what the UK calls defensive strikes against Iran, Bloomberg reported. This is a continuation of the policy of his predecessor Keir Starmer as the…
2 min readJul 23, 2026 06:05 AM IST First published on: Jul 23, 2026 at 06:05 AM IST In his first week as Prime Minister of the UK, Andy Burnham is already grappling with what will be one of his central challenges: Delivering change to a deeply dissatisfied public, from a constrained fiscal position. He…
Andy Burnham has been elected leader of the Labour Party, the centre-left party announced on Friday. He is set to become the next prime minister of the United Kingdom on Monday, formally replacing Kier Starmer.Burnham was the only contender in the leadership contest to replace departing Prime Minister Keir Starmer. He secured nominations from 379…
LONDON: Andy Burnham promised to bring hope to the British people and purpose to the country’s floundering Labour govt as he was officially declared party leader on Friday, clearing his final hurdle to take office as prime minister on July 20.The former mayor of Greater Manchester was the only contender in the centre-left party’s leadership…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer reaffirmed UK’s “cast-iron support” for Ukraine on Thursday as he made his final visit to Kyiv before stepping down.Starmer is scheduled to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, days before Labour leader-designate Andy Burnham formally takes over as party leader and later succeeds him as prime minister.Ahead of the…
Andy Burnham will need to apply a “Moscow test” to his policies and govern “almost like a wartime prime minister” if he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer, former Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin has warned.The intervention comes at a critical moment for Britain’s defence policy, with the government preparing to unveil its…
Outgoing UK PM Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump (R) US President Donald Trump took aim at outgoing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday, saying that the Labour Party leader’s policies on energy, immigration and relations with Washington contributed to his downfall.Speaking to reporters during an Oval Office event, Trump struck a friendly…
