The Weight of Expectation: Can Andy Burnham Deliver? As Andy Burnham prepares to deliver his first speech as prime minister outside No 10 on Monday, the weight of expectation is palpable.
With seven prime ministers in just over a decade, Britain's politics are in dire need of stabilization.
Burnham faces skepticism from within his own party and from Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, who has dismissed him as a "people pleaser" at a time when Britain needs leaders who can make tough decisions.