How the UK gets a new prime minister without a general election

By Associated Press

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Recently elected UK lawmaker Andy Burnham has been referred to as "likely Britain's next Prime Minister", following the resignation of current Prime Minister Keir Starmer. But why isn't there a general election, if the country is getting a new leader? Well, in the UK, it's all about the parties. The Associated Press's Luke Garratt explains. (Produced by Luke Garratt) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

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