Bernam: People are fed up with politics, we have to be better

The new British Prime Minister, Labour leader Andrew Burnham, said today in front of the British government headquarters in Downing Street that British politicians must do better, that Britain went in the wrong direction decades ago and that it needs a new political and economic model. "I know people here are fed up with politics. I hear you and I want to be honest, we were not good enough and we need to do better... Britain took some wrong turns in the 1980s. Political power was centralized, economic power was privatized, large parts of the country were industrialized and still haven't recovered. Many feel like they are still in decline and don't have the power to turn things around. And that's why we are going to change politics, make it more collaborative, more focused on solving problems than on scoring points," Burnham said in a public address. He said he would reduce the power of the government in London and transfer it to local authorities across the country so that they can do more themselves. He added that his government would build a new economy with stronger public control of the basic necessities of life. "Later this year I will present a new plan for Britain, a ten-year plan that will set the path from where we are now to where I believe we all want Britain to be, wherever we come from and whichever party we support," Burnham said. He said that starting tomorrow he would outline the first measures to reduce the cost of living. "Let us build a new national sense of unity, common purpose and positivity. Let this be the moment when Britain starts to believe again, the moment when we restore hope," said the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Earlier today, former Prime Minister Keir Starmer submitted his resignation to King Charles III, who then appointed Burnham as Prime Minister. The first congratulations to Burnham on his election came from European Council President Antonio Costa, Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who, in addition to congratulating Burnham, invited him to pay an official visit to Germany soon.