Episode
Britain's fifth prime minister in four years
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- Newshour
- Published
- Jul 20, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 2844
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- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w1730bn3r4t20mr
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Summary
As Andy Burnham accepts the top job in UK politics, we hear about the process that has taken him from Mayor of Manchester to Britain's new prime minister at no.10 Downing Street. Also on the programme: Spain wins the football World Cup - we ask, was it worth it?; and the student 'cockroach' movement marching for their education in Delhi. (Photo: Prime Minister Andy Burnham and his wife Marie-France van Heel walk into 10 Downing Street in London Credit: Kin Cheung/via Reuters)