Burnham returned to Parliament in June by winning a risky special election and was sworn in as a member on July 12, hours after the unpopular Starmer announced his resignation. King Charles III invited the 56-year-old former Mayor of Greater Manchester to form a new government following the resignation of Keir Starmer moments earlier to mark the formal handover of power Andy Burnham has spoken of Catholicism as part of his cultural identity rather than as a fervent religious faith.
In a transition of power presided over by King Charles, Andy Burnham replaces Keir Starmer as the United Kingdom's prime minister. Both are from the center-left Labour Party. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced his resignation, following months of internal conflict within the Labour Party
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