Today is the big one for Britain's new prime minister. Andy Burnham delivers his keynote speech at Labour's conference in Liverpool, and he has already said the theme will be that it is time for Britain to have hope again. He has held the job for two months, since a jittery party pushed Keir Starmer out in July, and so far there is a Burnham bounce in the polls and no revolt in the ranks.
That counts as an achievement in modern British politics, where he is the seventh prime minister since the 2016 Brexit vote. The hard part is what comes next. Analysts note the country's finances are tight, his first budget has not landed, and members are hoping for gifts he may not be able to afford. One professor described the task as making an unappealing meal sound like a treat. Expect warm applause first, then careful expectation-setting.
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