4 August 2026
What a new prime minister means for civil society
Whenever there are big leadership changes like this, charities naturally ask themselves the same questions. What does this mean for us? How do we engage now? What will change in the future? Where are the opportunities and what are the risks?
The honest answer is that some of this we’ll all discover together as the events of the next few weeks unfold. While this is a change in leadership, it’s still a continuation of a Labour government. What will become clear very quickly is how they build on the successes where they exist, and how far from the original Labour manifesto Burnham may stray to create change.