Burnham sets out 'new path' for Britain, vows to seek consensus on ties with EU

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham promised greater public control over essential services Tuesday as he vowed to reverse decades of privatisation and rebuild Britain during an emotional first speech as leader to his Labour party's annual gathering. The 56-year-old former mayor of Manchester – in office for just 10 weeks – choked back tears as he spoke about his late father and detailed his long-term ambitions to establish free social care, reform the UK's electoral system and controversially adjust pensions. "I accept people will not agree with every part of it, but I believe it can turn Britain around," Burnham told a packed audience in Liverpool, who punctuated his hour-long address with numerous standing ovations. At one point Burnham had to pause, swallowing tears before he talked about his father who died earlier this month from Alzheimer's. "I'm going to use this job to build the kind of Britain my dad wanted to see and fight with everything I've got to keep it together." He then launched into an impassioned defence of his plans to introduce free social care in England for people who need help living with illness or disabilities. "I accept I may pay a political price. But someon...