Burnham promises new direction for the UK after decade of “division”

Burnham spoke to journalists on arrival in Liverpool, where he participated in his first Labour Party Congress as the leader of the party and head of the London Government.

The Prime Minister anticipated that he will explain, over these days, how he will succeed in bringing economic growth to “each home” and “hope to each heart”.

“ We will make this a truly important week, in which we will set a new course for the country. Ten years have passed since Brexit and it was a decade of too much drift, too much division, and we have to put an end to it,” said Burnham, who took office in July after replacing his fellow Keir Starmer party.

The British Prime Minister also said that his vision for the UK will allow “people to hope again that things will improve, that life will be better”.

The annual Labour Party Congress begins this Sunday in Liverpool and will continue until next Wednesday, at a time of special relevance to the party, in the face of Burnham's debut at the event as leader and prime minister.

The programme highlights the speech of the Minister for Economic Affairs, John Healey, on Monday, and that of Burnham the following day, in which he intends to expose the party's priorities and political orientation.

The main themes of the meeting are the economy, growth, public services, transport and decentralisation, as well as the preparation of the party for the next election cycles.

In this respect, Burnham excluded on Friday the convening of legislative elections before the planned date of 2029, contrary to speculations of some press that he would do so to take advantage of the recovery of the Labour Party's popularity.

In statements to the BBC, he said that what the British need is a government that unites them instead of returning to a divided electoral cycle.

The most recent polls published by several opinion polling entities point to two phenomena: an increase in labor popularity after the disaster caused by the former Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, and a certain “emptiness” of the far-right Reform UK party for the benefit of conservatives, which would remove him from the possibility of forming government.