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Britain gets a new Prime Minister tomorrow, its seventh in a decade. CBS's
Lee Cowan reporting from our London bureau with more on who he is and why
this is happening now. Lee.
>> Good evening. Unlike a president, the Prime Minister isn't voted into power.
Members of the ruling party choose their leader. In this case, replacing the Labour Party's Sir Keir Starmer with a self-declared socialist. Andy Burnham tried twice before to become Prime Minister, but it appears the third time's the charm.
>> We now come to Andy Burnham, member for Makerfield.
>> Some call Andy Burnham the King of the North. He's been mayor of Manchester, home to around 3 million people, for 9 years. Popular for leading the city out of COVID and nationalizing the bus system, making things work for working people.
In the top job, he says he'll do the same, nationalize essential services like transport and energy.
>> It will take us to a country where life is more affordable.
>> He's under pressure to allow for new drilling for North Sea oil to help with costs, but that's not been confirmed.
President Trump posted about the idea, saying it would be very much appreciated by everybody. Asked how he'll deal with Trump,
>> Well, I'll just meet him where where he's at and um, you know, I like to think I've got some personality myself and I'll just, you know, I'll deal with him very up front in the same way. I think he he likes people to to deal with him.
>> On foreign policy, Burnham's expressed support for NATO and backs Ukraine, but he may be tested quickly on Iran, Jericka, as he'll have to decide whether the UK keeps letting the US launch strikes from British bases.
>> Lee Cowan reporting from London, thank you.
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