Andy Burnham has assumed office as Britain's seventh prime minister, drawing a line of welcoming responses from European leaders this week. Although the new prime minister speaks less frequently about the continent than his predecessor, his domestic political agenda is closely aligned with that of the European Union.
This domestic reform agenda could serve to unobtrusively pull Britain closer to Europe over time. The development marks a shift in tone from the previous administration while maintaining a substantive policy alignment with European partners.
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