What to know about the new UK PM's agenda as he faces lawmakers

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: 2026-07-20T120731Z_1505653970_RC2NHMAGF2Z5_RTRMADP_3_BRITAIN-POLITICS REUTERS - Kevin Coombs 08:57 Issued on: 01/09/2026 - 17:39 Since taking office on July 20, Burnham has traveled around the country promising to deliver renewed national optimism after the downbeat two-year tenure of his predecessor Keir Starmer. Now, it's time for him to face lawmakers for the first time since he has taken office after an unusually long time without having to do so due to the summer recess. FRANCE 24's Benedicte Paviot tells us what to know from his speech. Keywords for this article