LIVERPOOL, England — Just a few days ago Andy Burnham tried to kill off chatter in his party about a general election, insisting he would serve out the existing mandate until 2029. Yet the new British prime minister’s first speech to his party conference on Tuesday fired the starting gun on that same election, by raising four of the most seismic issues in British politics — then punting them until after it happens. With somber and slow delivery — he did not even smile when speaking of “hope in every heart” — Burnham promised to reopen fundamental questions about Britain’s future relationship with the EU. He pledged to tear up the electoral system for the U.K. parliament, which could potentially give way to a European-style politics.
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