Andy Burnham takes office as the United Kingdom’s seventh prime minister since 2016, succeeding Keir Starmer. According to reports, Starmer makes a brief farewell at the prime minister’s residence at 10 Downing Street, delivering a short speech outside the building. In that appearance, Starmer tells people, “my work is done,” marking the end of his tenure. Coverage across outlets describes the transition as occurring on the day Starmer resigns, with Burnham moving into the role shortly afterward. One outlet frames the change in terms of Britain’s recent political turbulence easing temporarily during the handover, while another focuses on the sequence of events surrounding Starmer’s exit and Burnham’s assumption of office. While the accounts differ slightly in tone, they agree on the core facts: Starmer resigns, leaves 10 Downing Street after a short farewell, and Burnham becomes prime minister, making him the seventh person to hold the job in the period from 2016 to the present day.