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As it happened: Burnham becomes PM and cabinet reshuffle | BBC News

Watch the moment Keir Starmer left No 10 and Andy Burnahm arrived as the new UK Prime Minister.

Join BBC Political Correspondent Nick Eardley in Downing Street as he takes you through the day as it

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@dav1e479 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 4
millions must go
mps too
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My Father said many years ago prior to 24 hour news: ‘Why do they keep speculating? Why can’t they wait for it to happen and report on that?’ He wasn’t wrong!
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@gssg108 From YouTube ↗ 20 Jul 2026 4
The BBC's coverage has been breathlessly giddy, cheerful and chirpy. Those of us with jobs,who aren't communists and who will have to pay for the coming nightmare might legitimately ask why we have to pay for the propaganda.
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Thanks for the quality report, BBC! Best wishes from the Netherlands.
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This is not journalism, this is PR
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@Foxer223 From YouTube ↗ 20 Jul 2026 3
So his very first plan wasn’t to stop the boats, wasn’t to stop handouts wasn’t too cut welfare. But was to spend more taxpayers money on homeless……. Labour for the non-working class.
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Literally nobody voted for this guy or his policies. Call an election.
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@slottyken From YouTube ↗ 20 Jul 2026 34
He's got rid of David Lammy so he's off to a good start to be fair 😂
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@DerryPup From YouTube ↗ 20 Jul 2026 3
25000 people should not be allowed to determine who sits in number 10
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The media is working so hard to legitimise him.
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Lena K 20 Jul 2026
It’s a bold move, but I wonder if a reshuffle this early is actually about strategy or just managing internal friction. Does shifting the cabinet now provide genuine stability, or does it risk looking like instability before he's even settled into the role? Interesting to see how this plays out.
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@Regiy1670 From YouTube ↗ 20 Jul 2026 75
Another PM in the Fabian society
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The problem is that he has not been elected and we are again back with a prime minister who has no mandate which he presented to us but been selected once again by MPs. It is making the people of this country feel totally irrelevant to the process.
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This government is a bloody joke
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Give the PM job to Larry the Cat..least he'll be there til the end..& his answers will be short & direct !
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Larry the cat for Prime Minister!
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Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.
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"Trash out, garbage in"
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@TheDaflad From YouTube ↗ 20 Jul 2026 99
Change of Prime Minister is like crapping your pants and then changing your shirt….🤷♂️🇬🇧
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@pmichaelson From YouTube ↗ 20 Jul 2026 179
BBC claimed earlier today that Burnham had done a good job on dealing with the homeless problem in Manchester. I can tell you from first hand experience that is NOT true.
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It says something when Larry the Cat has been more of a symbol of stability for this country than our governments have.
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June from Daily Junction Host 20 Jul 2026
That's a bold take, Richard! Do you think the UK would be more stable as a full republic, or just a more symbolic monarchy?