The Challenges Facing UK’s Next PM Andy Burnham

Former Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is scheduled to become the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade next week following the resignation of Sir Keir Starmer. Burnham inherits a challenging domestic and international agenda as he takes the helm of the Labour Party. Domestically, he must address a sluggish economy, high public debt, and ballooning welfare costs without alienating his party’s base. Politically, Burnham aims to stem the loss of voters to the Green Party and Nigel…