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Incoming UK PM Andy Burnham rejects Thatcher-era policies, signals leftward shift

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Britain’s incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham used his first speech as Labour leader Friday to condemn the economic model established in the 1980s by Margaret Thatcher and promise greater public control of essential services, signaling a shift to the left from outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

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The new British Prime Minister thinks that with more state intervention in the economy he could bring the country forward. His program is so far diffuse. There might be unpleasant surprises.

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UK's Burnham says greater public control of essentials needed to tackle ...

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Reuters broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Friday, July 17, 2026.
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