What time will Andy Burnham become Prime Minister? Key timings, what will happen and how to watch live
Here’s what will happen today as Andy Burnham officially becomes the next UK Prime Minister.
By lunchtime today, the UK will have its fifth Prime Minister in four years as Andy Burnham takes over the role.
Mr Burnham won the Labour party leadership contest on Friday after Sir Keir Starmer’s announcement that he would be standing down a few weeks ago.
Here is the likely schedule of events for today, roughly when Andy Burnham will become Prime Minister and where you can watch live.
What time will Andy Burnham become PM?
Andy Burnham will become Prime Minister at lunchtime today, following Sir Keir Starmer’s final speech in the role which will likely take place just after 11am. He will then, in his last act as Prime Minister, go to the King to offer his official resignation.
What will happen when Andy Burnham becomes PM? The full timeline of events
This means that the likely schedule of events today will look as follows:
- Sir Keir Starmer to give final speech as Prime Minister outside Downing Street - around 11.15am
- Sir Keir Starmer will then go to the King to officially resign as PM
- After the PM has resigned, Burnham will then have an audience with the King, where he will be invited to form a government
- Once he has been invited to form a government by the King, Mr Burnham will give his first speech as PM at Downing Street - around 12.40pm
Where can I watch Andy Burnham become Prime Minister?
If you don’t want to miss out on what will be said by both the current and incoming Prime Minister, there will be live news coverage across a wide range of channels.
From 10am this morning, BBC One will be broadcasting a live special covering all elements of the day, which will also be live on BBC iPlayer and BBC News.
On ITV1 and STV, coverage will begin from 11am, following This Morning and can also be streamed live on ITVX or STV Player.
Sky News will also be providing live coverage of today’s events, which will be available to watch live on TV or online.
There will also be a Channel 4 news summary live from 12.05pm if you just want the most relevant details.
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