Burnham becomes prime minister after meeting with King Charles III in Buckingham Palace
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Andy Burnham has officially become UK prime minister after a meeting with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace.
A photograph released from the meeting shows Burnham wearing a dark suit and tie standing alongside the King.
A statement from Buckingham Palace said that the King met with Burnham and “requested him to form a new Administration.”
Burnham “accepted The King’s offer and kissed hands upon his appointment as Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury,” the statement said, adding that Burnham’s wife Marie-France van Heel was also at the meeting.
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