Dr Ann Jones

Rome is saved, one lawmaker yelled, poking fun at the high expectations facing Andy Burnham as he was sworn into Parliament.

With the aim of becoming the next prime minister.

Ten years ago, Britons voted for Brexit, which ultimately shrank their economy and contributed to this revolving door of prime ministers.

If the ruling centre-left Labour Party does choose Burnham,

It's a change of personality more than policy.

He and Starmer share the same party platform.

Another contender, former UK Health Secretary Wes Streeding, has thrown his support behind Burnham, who could run uncontested and become prime minister by late July.

Lauren Frayer, NPR News, London.

He's seen more as sort of folksy, able to connect with voters in a way that Starmer did not.

Perhaps slightly to the left of Starmer, more likely to sort of robustly defend a welfare state.

But he will face the same headwinds, you know, rising global energy prices, strained public finances.

So in a way, this is a change in personality at the top rather than policy.

He was elected two years ago with a landslide majority in Parliament, and now he has the lowest approval ratings of any prime minister in UK history.

Part of it is scandals you may have heard about.

His decision to appoint Peter Mandelson, a friend of Jeffrey Epstein, as the UK ambassador to Washington.

But part of it is Starmer's failure to connect with people and to deliver real change that he promised.

Wait, this is true?

Yeah, he was elected two years ago with a landslide majority in Parliament.

And now he has the lowest approval ratings of any prime minister in UK history.

Part of it is scandals you may have heard about.