# After ‘unprecedented honeymoon’, UK PM faces lawmakers for first time

https://mins.news/en/item/40552

- France 24, 2026-09-01 15:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/after-unprecedented-honeymoon-uk-pm-faces-lawmakers-for-first-time

> Prime Minister Andy Burnham is due to face MPs in the House of Commons on September 1 for the first time since becoming UK leader six weeks ago. Wars in Europe and the Middle East are weighing on his pledges to revive the economy and ease living costs, after the summer recess gave him an unusually long reprieve from lawmakers.

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