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Andy Burnham has officially taken over as Prime Minister, stepping into Number Ten just days after Sir Keir Starmer’s departure, and the nation is already buzzing over whether he’ll call a snap election. While figures like Nigel Farage are urging him to seek a direct mandate from voters before making major moves, Burnham insists he has the constitutional right to govern and plans to stick to Labour’s election platform. He argues that commanding a parliamentary majority grants him legitimacy, and though he hasn’t set a timeline for a vote, his stance signals confidence in his current mandate. The debate over parliamentary procedure versus public demand is heating up — and this could be the defining political question of his premiership.

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