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Andy Burnham becomes PM

From our Political Editor Chris Mason

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  1. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar on stage at Glasgow International Arena for the 2026 Holyrood elections

  2. John Healey, Andy Burnham and Shabana Mahmood

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    • Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood wears a dark suit jacket, red lipstick and black glasses as she laughs with Defence Secretary Wes Streeting, who is wearing a grey suit, blue shirt and red tie outside Downing Street.

    • Man in suit with red tie

    • Prime Minster Andy Burnham delivers a speech outside Downing Street on 20 July, 2026.

    • Anas Sarwar arrives for FMQs at the Scottish Parliament Building on May 28, 2026 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

    • Andy Burnham in a navy suit and light blue tie speaks outside the black front door of 10 Downing Street in central London.

    • Andy Burnham speaking at the first meeting of his new cabinet in Downing Street

    • Andy Burnham wearing a suit and a blue tie, standing in front of 10 Downing Street.

    • A man with short fair haired wears a black suit and blue shirt. He stands in front of a blue screen.

    • Nigel Farage looks towards a reporter off camera, with his mouth open as he talks, while wearing a blue suit with a striped shirt and purple tie, with chairs outside a stately home blurred in the background

    • Andy Burnham in a black suit at his first cabinet meeting as Prime Minister

    • A composite image showing Wales' First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth (left) and Prime Minister Andy Burnham (right). Ap Iorwerth is wearing a blue suit, light blue shirt and burgundy tie and is seated indoors, facing the camera in Welsh government headquarters in Cardiff. Burnham is wearing a dark suit, white shirt and pale blue tie and is pictured outside the door to 10 Downing Street.

    • Angela Rayner pictured arriving in Downing Street wearing a white dress, carrying a red ministerial folder

    • An aerial shot of two diggers in the middle of a large piece of empty land. There are buildings on the edges of the land, as well as an area of green space. In the background, there are clusters of high-rise towers.

    • PM Andy Burnham holding a red folder

    • Damian Grammaticas outside parliament

    • Nigel Farage wearing a purple tie and blue suit jacket.

    • John Healey walking down Downing Street wearing a suit with a red tie.

    • Kemi Badenoch in a tan shirt with a blue blazer

    • Andy Burnham smiles during government cabinet meeting

    • Inside a government cabinet meeting.