New Delhi, July 11 -- LONDON - Andy Burnham, who will become Britain's prime minister on July 20, has apologised for Labour's response to Israel's military campaign in Gaza and pledged stronger action against the Netanyahu government, but analysts say the statement has not been matched by any concrete change in policy.

Burnham acknowledged the criticism directly. "I know many people feel that at the start of Israel's military action in Gaza, my party didn't get it right, and I am sorry about that," he said in remarks carried by TRT World and Al Jazeera. "We need to do better. We've got to do more to put pressure on the Israeli government."

The apology addressed one of the defining fractures inside Labour since October 2023. Under Keir S...