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

https://mins.news/en/video/40578

- France 24 English, 2026-09-01 15:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO0enzCAsOs

> Prime Minister Andy Burnham is due to face lawmakers in the House of Commons on September 1 for the first time since becoming UK leader six weeks ago. A lengthy summer recess kept him from lawmakers, while wars in Europe and the Middle East weigh on his pledges to revive the economy and ease the cost of living.

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