# Live: UK PM Andy Burnham faces MPs for first time since taking office

https://mins.news/en/item/40356

- France 24, 2026-09-01 13:21 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260901-live-uk-pm-andy-burnham-faces-mps-for-first-time-since-taking-office

> Six weeks after becoming prime minister, Andy Burnham is set to face MPs in the House of Commons for the first time on Tuesday. He has pledged to restore national optimism after Keir Starmer’s downbeat two-year tenure; Starmer also announced he will resign his parliamentary seat after 11 years.

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