To anyone who follows European politics, Britain’s new prime minister is an instantly recognizable political creature. But he is unusual for a British, especially a Labour politician. He has learned to speak passable Spanish and Frankie, his university sweetheart turned wife, is Dutch and speaks fluent French. This stands in stark contrast to Britain’s political and media elites who are almost universally monolingual. Burnham, the Catholic Also unusual for a top UK politician, Burnham comes from a Catholic family and pays tribute to the Catholic Church’s social teachings. When he gets to meet Pope Leo XIV, he will be ... (full story)