Andy Burnham pledged to “bring back hope” to Britain, as he began his tenure as prime minister by appointing Labour stalwart John Healey as chancellor.

In his first speech to the nation in Downing Street, Burnham said he wanted to bring forward the “biggest changes in the last 40 years” to British politics.

He outlined his intention to unveil a 10-year “new plan for Britain” later this year, explaining this would lay out a path to where he believes “we all want Britain to be”.

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Adam is joined by broadcaster Andrew Marr, who is one of the very few people to have interviewed Andy Burnham before he goes into number 10.

As Burnham prepares to take the reins of government, some things remain unclear about what he will do when he gets there. Who will be in his cabinet? And how will he tackle the economic challenges that faced Keir Starmer’s premiership?

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01:05 Starmer’s last PMQs
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Keir Starmer’s time as Prime Minister has come to an end – and Andy Burnham’s has begun.

There are many factors that lead to a political moment such as this – but one part of Andy Burnham’s journey to No.10 is how he’s using social media.

The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins has been looking at it.

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The US military said it carried out a seventh consecutive night of strikes on Iran, targeting military infrastructure after President Donald Trump declared the temporary ceasefire was “over”.

Iran said it responded by attacking US allies in the region, with Kuwait reporting damage to another of its power and water plant, while Jordan and Bahrain said they intercepted Iranian missiles.

Since Trump declared the ceasefire to be over, the US has attacked Iranian sites and re-imposed a naval blockade of Iranian ports, while Iran has declared the Strait closed to shipping and traffic has largely stopped.

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Today, after speaking to Rachel Reeves in what’s likely to be her final interview as chancellor, Laura speaks to Paddy about what we might get from the new administration.

Andy Burnham has talked about “room within [the Labour] manifesto for movement on tax.”

What does that mean in practice?

We’ve got some clues from Labour insiders.

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