{"id":2631892,"date":"2026-07-19T05:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T09:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burnham-finalizing-cabinet-picks-ahead-of-appointment-as-uk-pm\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T05:46:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T09:46:15","slug":"burnham-finalizing-cabinet-picks-ahead-of-appointment-as-uk-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burnham-finalizing-cabinet-picks-ahead-of-appointment-as-uk-pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Burnham &#8216;finalizing&#8217; Cabinet picks ahead of appointment as UK PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fburnham-finalizing-cabinet-picks-ahead-of-appointment-as-uk-pm%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2631892&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Andy Burnham has been appointed as the new leader of the Labour party in the UK,preparing to assume office after an uncontested campaign to replace Keir Starmer. He aims to restore Labour\u2019s focus on the working class, social spending, and economic cooperation, distancing from the Green Party and Reform UK. Burnham plans to lead a party true to itS core values and emphasizes unity and local empowerment, promising to decentralize power from Westminster to local communities. he has yet to finalize his cabinet but is expected to announce his decisions soon. Burnham advocates for a renewed political approach that addresses falling living standards and reconnects with voters, contrasting himself with other political groups. He has also expressed concerns about the current political climate, both domestically and in relation to international issues, and has criticized existing policies on oil exploration. Burnham&#8217;s inauguration is scheduled for Monday, after King Charles III formally invites him to form a government.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/andy-burnham\/\">Andy Burnham<\/a>, newly appointed as the leader of the Labour Party in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-kingdom\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"547\">United Kingdom<\/a>, will be waltzing into 10 Downing Street on Monday after an unopposed campaign to replace Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/keir-starmer\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3660\">Keir Starmer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former Manchester mayor has presented himself as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/labour-party\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2881\">Labour\u2019s<\/a> savior after many grim months of public polling showed his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4618301\/keir-starmer-resigns-as-british-prime-minister\/\">predecessor<\/a> was suffering the lowest approval ratings of any British premier in history. He is now making his final decisions about whom to scoop up for his Cabinet ministers.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4654596\/state-department-worldwide-caution-advisory-middle-east\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>State Department issues worldwide caution alert as Iran conflict escalates<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4654432\/venezuela-earthquake-death-toll-5000\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Venezuela earthquakes death toll surpasses 5,000<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4653157\/netanyahu-israeli-knesset-dissolves-elections-set\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Israeli Knesset dissolves after overnight legislative blitz, elections set for October<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am finalizing those decisions, and I will come to conclusions very shortly, and then I will announce those on Monday,\u201d Burnham told reporters after a rally on Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">Newly confirmed Labour Party leader Andy Burnham speaks with local stakeholders and party supporters during a visit to Gravesend Town Pier, Gravesend , England, Friday July 17, 2026. (Gareth Fuller\/PA via AP)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/AP26198560709164.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Newly confirmed Labour Party leader Andy Burnham speaks with local stakeholders and party supporters during a visit to Gravesend Town Pier in England on Friday, July 17, 2026. (Gareth Fuller\/PA via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acknowledging that there has been \u201cmuch speculation\u201d about his line-up, he said announcing before the \u201ctakeover\u201d would be \u201csomewhat premature.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Burnham claims that Labour\u2019s collapse in popularity can be attributed to its failure to live up to its own political philosophy. He is promising to take the party back to its fundamentals with an emphasis on the working class, public-private cooperation on the economy, and generous social spending.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is contrasting this with the surging popularity of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4474413\/keir-starmer-green-party-election-defeat\/\">Green Party<\/a> \u2014 which has transformed from a climate-focused movement into one defined by anti-Zionism \u2014 and Reform UK, the national populist movement founded on the promise of closing the borders and deporting illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs your leader, I will set a direction that is distinctively Labour. We won\u2019t try to out-green the Greens or out-reform Reform, or doing what we\u2019ve done in the past of wearing too many Tory clothes,\u201d Burnham said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe will be that Labour once again,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are united today, and we put the power that comes from that unity at the service of people and places who have been waiting too long for politics to let them hope again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incoming prime minister will take office on Monday after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/king-charles-iii\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3075\">King Charles III<\/a> formally requests that he form a government.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He gave a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4628972\/britain-summer-chaos-andy-burnham-keir-starmer-uk-government-london\/\">landmark policy speech<\/a> last month in which he laid out his broad vision as presumptive premier for the first time. His pitch included gestures toward greater government intervention in housing and infrastructure, conscious reindustrialization of small towns, and a signature promise to establish a \u201cNo. 10 North\u201d in Manchester.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He echoed those sentiments in his Friday speech, promising to \u201ctake power back from Westminster and Whitehall and give it to the place you live.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI will work to build a new politics. The country is crying out for it,\u201d Burnham said. \u201cHow can politicians point fingers when living standards are falling, and politics as a whole isn\u2019t working for them? It infuriates them and makes them switch off.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> has not spoken particularly flatteringly of Burnham in the run-up to the takeover at 10 Downing. Asked for comment last month, the president dismissively replied, \u201cI think I see that he was, I guess, the mayor of a town.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4645643\/uk-designates-iran-revolutionary-guard-terrorist-group-attacks-jewish-centers\/\">UK DESIGNATES IRGC TERRORIST GROUP AFTER ACCUSING IRAN PROXY GROUP OF ATTACKS ON JEWISH CENTERS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI hear he\u2019s extremely liberal, extremely, so that means he probably won\u2019t open up the North Sea,\u201d he added, reviving his previous complaints toward Starmer for failing to explore the possibility of oil extraction in the British waters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Burnham has largely avoided direct comment on how he will handle relations with the White House, but has previously expressed a fear that the U.K. could descend into the \u201cpolarized, poisonous politics\u201d of modern America.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Burnham to become UK Labour leader, set for 10 Downing Street<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2631893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26198560709164.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[82897,82898,50341,34314,37154],"class_list":["post-2631892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-burnham","tag-cabinet-appointments","tag-government-leadership","tag-prime-minister","tag-uk-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26198560709164.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2631892"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2631895,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631892\/revisions\/2631895"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2631893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2631892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2631892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2631892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}