{"id":136452,"date":"2026-07-20T13:18:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/136452\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T13:18:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:18:07","slug":"statement-by-prime-minister-carney-congratulating-andy-burnham-on-becoming-prime-minister-of-the-united-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/136452\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement by Prime Minister Carney congratulating Andy Burnham on becoming Prime Minister of the United Kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">OTTAWA, ON, July 20, 2026 \/CNW\/ &#8212; &#8220;On behalf of Canadians, I congratulate Andy Burnham on becoming the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK).  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Canada and the UK have shared history, enduring ties, and deep connections between our peoples. The UK is Canada&#8217;s largest trade partner in Europe, with trade having grown a third since 2024 \u2013 reaching $85 billion a year.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Over the past year, this partnership has rapidly expanded. With new, deeper cooperation in energy, critical minerals, and artificial intelligence, we are <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4734796-1&amp;h=1093565439&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pm.gc.ca%2Fen%2Fnews%2Fstatements%2F2026%2F07%2F08%2Fjoint-statement-prime-minister-canada-mark-carney-and-prime-minister&amp;a=building+stronger+defence+industries+and+supply+chains\" data-ylk=\"slk:building%20stronger%20defence%20industries%20and%20supply%20chains;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;building stronger defence industries and supply chains&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">building stronger defence industries and supply chains<\/a>, leveraging our military bases <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4734796-1&amp;h=2083427027&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.canada.ca%2Fen%2Farmy%2Fcorporate%2F3-canadian-division%2Fcanadian-forces-base-suffield.html&amp;a=so+our+Armed+Forces+can+train+together\" data-ylk=\"slk:so%20our%20Armed%20Forces%20can%20train%20together;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;so our Armed Forces can train together&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">so our Armed Forces can train together<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4734796-1&amp;h=689172084&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pm.gc.ca%2Fen%2Fnews%2Freadouts%2F2026%2F02%2F24%2Fprime-minister-carney-participates-virtual-meeting-support-ukraine&amp;a=supporting+Ukraine+through+the+Coalition+of+the+Willing\" data-ylk=\"slk:supporting%20Ukraine%20through%20the%20Coalition%20of%20the%20Willing;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;supporting Ukraine through the Coalition of the Willing&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">supporting Ukraine through the Coalition of the Willing<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">I look forward to working with Prime Minister Burnham to build greater security, stability, and prosperity on both sides of the Atlantic.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">I thank former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer for his leadership, for his lifetime of public service, and for his partnership to deepen the historic ties between our nations. Throughout, and in the face of exceptional challenges, Prime Minister Starmer has acted with principle, determination, and collaboration. The world is safer and Allies are more united because of his efforts.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">This document is also available at <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4734796-1&amp;h=2656213042&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fpm.gc.ca%2F&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fpm.gc.ca\" data-ylk=\"slk:https%3A%2F%2Fpm.gc.ca;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/pm.gc.ca&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/pm.gc.ca<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/712AF0D72BFF722EE0F9EF2E2D8D7E1FF73AD7B5800E205675ACEDB6D7916E64\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefit_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fcnwgroup.com%2Fc5c8f8275be17b5d2fd42fa1910c15a3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"Cision\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/><\/a> Cision           <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"> View original content: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/en\/releases\/archive\/July2026\/20\/c3672.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newswire.ca%2Fen%2Freleases%2Farchive%2FJuly2026%2F20%2Fc3672.html;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;http:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/en\/releases\/archive\/July2026\/20\/c3672.html&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">http:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/en\/releases\/archive\/July2026\/20\/c3672.html<\/a>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OTTAWA, ON, July 20, 2026 \/CNW\/ &#8212; &#8220;On behalf of Canadians, I congratulate Andy Burnham on becoming the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":136453,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[26575,1873,111,45412,45411,141],"class_list":["post-136452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mark-carney","tag-andy-burnham","tag-keir-starmer","tag-mark-carney","tag-minister-burnham","tag-new-prime-minister","tag-prime-minister"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136452\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}