Britain announced today that Labour Party leader Andy Burnham has taken office as Prime Minister succeeding Keir Starmer, after British monarch Charles III tasked him with forming the new government.

He pledged to launch a ten-year plan aimed at restoring political stability.

Buckingham Palace announced that Burnham accepted the monarch's commission to form the government, before heading to the Prime Minister's residence at Downing Street to deliver his first speech as Prime Minister.

Burnham's assumption of the post comes after his election as Labour leader, benefiting from the party's majority in the House of Commons, following Starmer's resignation as Prime Minister.

In his first speech outside the Prime Minister's residence, Burnham pledged to launch a ten-year plan aimed at restoring political stability, reviving the economy, and reforming public services, with a focus on addressing the cost of living crisis, expanding local authorities' powers, and reducing homelessness.

Burnham, 56, is the first Prime Minister to reach the post after serving as Mayor of Greater Manchester for years. He was elected Labour leader unopposed following Starmer's resignation, and announced the formation of a new government that included the appointment of John Healey as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Ed Miliband as Foreign Secretary.

This rapid change in UK government leadership continues a series of changes the country has witnessed since 2016, with David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer, and now Andy Burnham succeeding each other as Prime Minister, during a period marked by the repercussions of Brexit and successive economic and political crises.