Andy Burnham’s In Tray: The Challenges Facing the New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham inherits a country on the brink of stagnation and a Labour Party struggling to regain its footing.
The challenges facing the new prime minister are daunting, with a stagnant economy, a volatile global environment, and a deep seated erosion of trust in institutions.
Labour's slide into unpopularity is not unique to Britain. Across Europe, left wing parties have been losing ground to rising nationalist and populist movements.