
The British Prime Minister reflects on his family history and hints at a possible return to the EU.
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Andy Burnham has been Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for ten weeks. He faces challenges such as the housing crisis and rising cost of living.
Andy Burnham, British Prime Minister
»Despite all its shortcomings, this country has given my father a good life. And it gave his sons opportunities that he didn't have himself. He recognized that and was grateful for it and proud of what Nick, John and I did with it. If only he had lived to see the moment his family moved to Downing Street.'
With this speech, the British Prime Minister casts a spell over the Labor Party. Ten weeks have passed since Andy Burnham took office. The political challenges are still there: strict austerity policies, rising costs of living, the housing crisis – to name just a few. But things haven't been this emotional in British politics for a long time.
Andy Burnham, British Prime Minister
»The United Kingdom my father stood for is the one I believe in: a union of nations that gave the world trade unionism, the National Health Service - a country that stood up to fascism. A country of solidarity, not division. This is the Britain my father stood for.”
In addition to this emotional impact, Burnham also announced foreign policy changes. Britain's exit from the EU did the country "more harm than good." He does not consider a possible return of the United Kingdom to the European Union to be ruled out.

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