Switch in UK prime minister comes amid growing voter scepticism

Let me now turn to our International Affairs Editor, Rochelle Ferguson. Rochelle, how are opposition parties likely to respond to Andy Burnham taking on the job? Well, I think that there's already been some scepticism that's been shown because of, you know, what we've been talking about. There's no mandate as such. Parliament is in recess. There's no real kind of, you know, anything to go against what Andy Burnham says for the time being. So I think that, you know, there's no idea that there's not a mandate. He's been criticised already about his policies not being clear. I know that you were speaking there about, you know, the international stage. And we spoke about this, you know, microcosm of being mayor of Greater Manchester to, you know, becoming the person in the reins at Whitehall. And then, of course, there's the bigger international stage. There's the question of, you know, the UK's relationship with the EU. Where will that go? We know that Keir Starmer had signed a number of agreements, but they're in their infancy, really, to begin with. You know, and it will be interesting to see how Andy Burnham takes those on as he goes forward. So I think there's a lot to be said. This idea, even people within the Labour Party have spoken about his policies being something of a mystery. Those certainly who didn't vote for him, if they weren't among the 379 people who voted for him. So I think what we'll be looking for what, you know, people who are not convinced by Andy Burnham at this stage will be looking for is clearer policies to see, you know, what priorities will take place when and, of course, this burning question of who will be in his candidate to execute some of those policies. And one person we've forgotten about, haven't we, Rochelle, is the weary voter. You know, the British electorate, seven prime ministers in a decade, the revolving door that is number 10 Downing Street. And his biggest job is going to convince them to vote for him in 2029. When you speak about that revolving door, you know, just a reminder to our viewers that King Charles, who is going to receive Keir Starmer in private today, this will be the fourth time that the king has done this since 2022. So let's just look back here. We've got Andy Burnham, of course, he'll meet after Keir Starmer, Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, you know, who was the head of the country for a very short time. So, you know, already, just in terms of the optics there, you know, for King Charles, this is the fourth time in a very short space of time for the voter, then you can imagine what that does. There is a lot of scepticism amongst British people. Is this going to be more of Keir Starmer and the same? Are we going to be, you know, ushering Andy Burnham in today, but two years later, as we've done with Keir Starmer, be ushering him out the door? So I think there's a great deal of scepticism. And I think that's why Andy Burnham's speech on Friday was so set on hope and this idea that, you know, politics needs to take a new, very clear direction and end political infighting. So I think that the voter is quite weary. Rochelle Ferguson, thank you.