# Explainer 535: Could Andy Burnham be the UK’s last prime minister?

An episode of [The Foreign Desk](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/786319916), 16 Sep 2026, 7:06.

Audio: https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e6127ab7-b81e-456b-893c-a8d600215365/7b9f282e-1b97-4d40-a38f-ab8a0123a4e7/9c52323d-dfca-454d-8703-b4c70112627d/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=ed6a263e-d325-4e94-a10c-ab8a0123a4ec

This week the leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland signed a joint memorandum declaring that Westminster’s time is “coming to an end”. But is there a clear path to independence? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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