Andy Burnham to become new prime minister and lay out ‘10-year plan’ for the UK in No 10 speech – UK politics live | Politics

Good morning. Today we are getting a new Prime Minister. This is the sixth time this has happened in over a decade (David Cameron was replaced by Theresa May on 13 July 2016) and so in some respects there is nothing very new or surprising about it. But the process was unusual. In the past, when ruling parties replaced a prime minister, they usually chose someone who was popular with their own MPs but less popular with the public at large than their predecessors (Liz Truss, Theresa May, Gordon Brown), or someone who was more popular with the public but less popular with their own activists (John Major, Rishi Sunak). Anyone who looked at the polls at the start of the year would have concluded that the logical choice for Labor would be to replace Keir Starmer with Andy Burnham. Labor is not always known for making electorally beneficial decisions, but that’s what it has achieved in this case. He replaced a Prime Minister who had become an electoral millstone with one of the most admired politicians in the country and someone whose entire party is behind him – at least for now.

That may not be the case at the end of the day after Burnham names her cabinet. We’ll have to see. At work Rowena MasonAn overnight story of what to expect today.

Burnham gave An interview with the Times and while it may not contain any major new announcements, it’s full of intriguing tips on how to manage. Two in particular stand out.

First, Burnham said he would prepare a “10-year plan” for the country. He also told the Times it was a statement about the extent of his ambitions, not about how long he planned to stay as Prime Minister. Patrick MaguireBurnham’s interviewer said:

this week [Burnham] He will tell us about the “ten-year plan of the country”. He acknowledged that his premiership might not last that long. “I’m not saying that means I’m setting out to say I’m going to be here for ten years… it’s more that we’re not in the right place structurally, we’re not in the right place as a country. I think people can sense that.”

Still, it appears Burnham wants to stay for another 10 years.

And second, Burnham denies claims she was a born tax collector. He even suggested he wanted to reverse the freeze on personal allowances, which acts as a hidden tax; This causes people to pay proportionately more tax each year as their salaries increase, but the allowance does not increase. Burnham told Maguire:

The thing I hear most on the doorstep at Makerfield is, personal allowanceFrozen at £12,570… [That complaint] settled in my mind.

Burnham has not committed to ending the freeze, which would cost billions of dollars. But he claimed that he was not a reckless tax collector. He told Maguire:

They just describe me as a tax collector. I repeat, not everything is so simple, right?

Last week, Burnham said in an interview that he thought he might have to ask people to pay “a little more” taxes.

I’ll be posting more from the Times interview shortly.

Here is the agenda of the day.

11.15: Keir Starmer gives his final speech in Downing Street before leaving to tender his resignation to the king.

12.40: Andy Burnham arrived in Downing Street to give a speech after being appointed Prime Minister by the king at Buckingham Palace.

Afternoon: Burnham appointed his cabinet.

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