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Burnham likely to steer steady ship on UK foreign policy

LONDON: Little known on the international stage, Andy Burnham is expected to broadly maintain Keir Starmer's position on major foreign policy issues as the UK's next prime minister.This includes bolstering London's close ties with Kyiv and plans to strengthen relations with the European Union after the rancour of the Brexit years.But in line with a growing clamour on the left wing of the Labour Party angered by the Gaza conflict, he could take a tougher line on Israel.Here are some of the foreign policy issues already crowding Mr Burnham's in-tray:ISRAEL AND GAZA The sharpest departure in the new government's foreign policy could be over Israel.The Guardian quoted Mr Burnham as saying that many people thought the outgoing government "didn't get it right" in its response to Israel's militar
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