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Britain's outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer and wife Victoria wave as they leave 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, July 20, 2026.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Why Britain is getting a new prime minister without a general election

Veteran Labour Party politician Andy Burnham has become Britain’s new prime minister He takes over from Keir Starmer, who announced his resignation last month.

This combo of file photos show the former Prime Ministers of Britain since 2016 during their resignation speeches outside 10 Downing Street in London. Top row, from left, Keir Starmer, Rishi Sunak, and Liz Truss. Bottom row, from left, Boris Johnson, Theresa May, and David Cameron. (AP Photo/File)

A look at the quick succession of British prime ministers in the past 10 years

A van displays an electronic screen showing Britain's Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of Wednesday's Autumn Budget, in London, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Britain’s unpopular government prepares a high-stakes budget and hopes for growth

Britain's Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch delivers her keynote speech during the Conservative Party Conference at the Manchester Central Convention Complex, Manchester, England, Wednesday Oct. 8, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Britain’s once-mighty Conservative Party is battling to avoid extinction

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, left, stands next to the Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who applauds after she gave her keynote speech during the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, England, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

Treasury chief says wars and tariffs are harming the UK’s economic outlook

Larry the cat welcomes another PM to Downing Street

As British Prime Minister Keir Starmer steps down after just two years in office, he will hand over power to a new Labour Party leader, Andy Burnham. That means Downing Street’s long term resident Larry the cat will have a new boss.

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Analysts assess how and if Andy Burnham will forge different path for UK than Keir Starmer

A look at the quick succession of British prime ministers in the past 10 years

Britain’s unpopular government prepares a high-stakes budget and hopes for growth

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French President Emmanuel Macron addresses parliament in the Palace of Westminster, London, Tuesday, July 8, 2025.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool)

Macron says France and Britain will ‘save Europe’ as he starts a state visit to the UK

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks with trainee pilots during a visit to RAF Valley, Anglesey, north Wales, Friday June 27, 2025. (Paul Currie/Pool via AP)

Starmer’s attempt at welfare reform roils his party, capping a troubled first year in office

Chelsea's soccer club owner Roman Abramovich attends the UEFA Women's Champions League final soccer match against FC Barcelona in Gothenburg, Sweden, May 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

UK government ready to take Abramovich to court over Chelsea sale proceeds for Ukraine

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to workers during a visit to Glass Futures in Saint Helens, Merseyside, England, Thursday May 29, 2025. (James Speakman/PA via AP)

UK’s Starmer takes aim at Nigel Farage as the Trump ally becomes a growing rival

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters as an image of President Donald Trump's post on Truth Social regarding the tax cuts package appears on screen in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The bond market is shaking Wall Street again, this time because of worries about tax cuts

The Treasury Department building is seen, March 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Freak sell-off of ‘safe haven’ US bonds raises fear that confidence in America is fading

Trader Jonathan Mueller works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

US stocks dive as euphoria on Wall Street reverts to fear about US-China trade war

FILE - Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference, 2024 CPAC, at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. on Feb. 22, 2024. During her 49 days as Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, Liz Truss sparked mayhem on the financial markets and turmoil within her Conservative Party. In interviews and a new book, Truss robustly defends her economic record, blaming the “deep state,” “technocrats,” “the establishment,” civil servants and the Bank of England for her downfall. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Former UK leader Liz Truss backs Trump and blames others for her ouster after 49 days

FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session in parliament in London, on Oct. 19, 2022. Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss has a book coming out next spring in which she will reflect on her years in government, offer advice for future leaders and recall lessons she learned while often being “the only conservative in the room.” (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss has a book coming out next spring

WATCH: UK prime minister resigns after political turmoil

Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss attends a press conference in the Downing Street Briefing Room in central London, Friday Oct. 14, 2022, following the sacking of the finance minister in response to a budget that sparked markets chaos. (Daniel Leal/Pool Photo via AP)

Liz Truss’ waning power brings political plots, and jokes

Jeremy Hunt leaves 10 Downing Street in London after he was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer following the resignation of Kwasi Kwarteng, Friday Oct. 14, 2022. Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng said he has accepted Prime Minister Liz Truss' request he "stand aside" as Chancellor, paying the price for the chaos unleashed by his mini-budget. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)

UK leader in peril after Treasury chief axes ‘Trussonomics’

FILE - Conservative party leadership candidate Jeremy Hunt takes delivers his speech during a Conservative leadership hustings at ExCel Centre in London, Wednesday, July 17, 2019. UK leader Liz Truss has appointed former Cabinet minister Jeremy Hunt as new Treasury chief, replacing sacked Kwasi Kwarteng. Hunt is a government veteran who has served as former foreign secretary and health secretary, and ran unsuccessfully to lead the Conservative Party in 2019. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

UK Treasury chief in position of power as PM Truss struggles

Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss makes a speech at the Conservative Party conference at the ICC in Birmingham, England, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Truss has only been in office for six weeks. But already her libertarian economic policies have triggered a financial crisis, emergency central bank intervention, multiple U-turns and the firing of her Treasury chief. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

UK leader Liz Truss goes from triumph to trouble in 6 weeks

Jeremy Hunt leaves 10 Downing Street in London after he was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer following the resignation of Kwasi Kwarteng, Friday Oct. 14, 2022. Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng said he has accepted Prime Minister Liz Truss' request he "stand aside" as Chancellor, paying the price for the chaos unleashed by his mini-budget. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)

New UK Treasury chief insists Truss retains control

President Joe Biden speaks about lowering costs for American families at the East Portland Community Center in Portland, Ore., Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Biden: Truss plan a ‘mistake’ amid ‘worldwide inflation’

Jeremy Hunt leaves 10 Downing Street in London after he was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer following the resignation of Kwasi Kwarteng, Friday Oct. 14, 2022. Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng said he has accepted Prime Minister Liz Truss' request he "stand aside" as Chancellor, paying the price for the chaos unleashed by his mini-budget. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

New UK Treasury chief: Mistakes were made, tax rises coming

Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss attends a press conference in the Downing Street Briefing Room in central London, Friday Oct. 14, 2022, following the sacking of the finance minister in response to a budget that sparked markets chaos. (Daniel Leal/Pool Photo via AP)

UK’s Truss drops tax cuts, axes Treasury chief amid turmoil

In this handout photo provided by UK Parliament, Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons in London, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP)

Despite turmoil, UK Treasury chief says economic plan stays

The Bank of England stands in the financial district of The City of London, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. The pound sank against the dollar early Wednesday after the Bank of England governor confirmed the bank won't extend an emergency debt-buying plan introduced last month to stabilize financial markets.(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

UK markets roiled after bank rules out extending help

People walk past a bureau de change, in London, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. The pound sank against the dollar early Wednesday after the Bank of England governor confirmed the bank won't extend an emergency debt-buying plan introduced last month to stabilize financial markets. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

EXPLAINER: What caused UK’s economic crisis and what’s next?

Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss smiles before making a speech at the Conservative Party conference at the ICC in Birmingham, England, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Shaken UK Conservatives seek unity after Truss’ rocky start

FILE - Kalush Orchestra from Ukraine singing Stefania perform during the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest at Palaolimpico arena, in Turin, Italy, on May 14, 2022. The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest will be staged in the English city of Liverpool, the BBC said Friday Oct. 7, 2022, after Britain was asked to hold the event on behalf of designated host country Ukraine. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

Liverpool to host 2023 Eurovision Song Contest for Ukraine

UK’s Truss fires trade minister over alleged misconduct

From left, Minister of State for Northern Ireland Steve Baker, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Chris Heaton Harris, Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney and Minister for Justice Helen McEntee speak during the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference at Lancaster House in London, Friday Oct. 7, 2022. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)

UK, Ireland signal new hope of deal to end Brexit trade feud

FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss makes a speech at the Conservative Party conference at the ICC in Birmingham, England, Oct. 5, 2022. After an acrimonious divorce and years of bickering, Britain’s government looks like it wants to make up with the European Union. On Thursday, Oct. 6 Truss travels to the Czech Republic to attend the first meeting of the European Political Community, an initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron that brings together EU members and countries outside the union. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)

With division at home, UK’s Truss seeks to thaw EU relations

Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss laughs during her speech at the Conservative Party conference at the ICC in Birmingham, England, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

UK’s Truss stands by ‘disruption’ agenda despite Tory doubts

Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss, centre right and Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng react during a visit to a construction site for a medical innovation campus, on day three of the Conservative Party annual conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, England, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool Photo via AP)

UK’s Truss faces Conservative dissent amid policy U-turns

FILE - Britain's then-Prince Charles addresses a Commonwealth Leaders' Reception, at the COP26 Summit, at the SECC in Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. 2, 2021. Now that he's monarch, King Charles III — one of Britain's most prominent environmental voices — will be have to be more careful with his words. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool Photo via AP)

King Charles III decides not to attend climate summit

Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss arrives to attend the Conservative Party conference at the ICC, in Birmingham, England, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)

UK’s Truss sticks by economic plan as her party worries

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