New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has appointed Jonathan Reynolds as Business Minister and Angela Rayner as Housing Minister, his office announced on Monday. Reynolds returns as Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade in an expanded brief, having earlier lost the business portfolio to Peter Kyle during a reshuffle under former Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whom Burnham has succeeded.
Droupadi Murmu arrived in Chisinau on Monday, the first visit to Moldova by an Indian head of state, opening a three-nation European tour focused on trade, technology and tourism. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi received her at the airport. She is due to hold delegation-level talks with President Maia Sandu, address a business forum and meet the Indian community.
Prime Minister Peter Magyar has put forward grandmaster Judit Polgar for Hungary's presidency and plans to meet her to ask whether she will serve. The office fell vacant after lawmakers amended the constitution to remove Tamas Sulyok, a Viktor Orban ally who stepped down on Sunday. Parliament must choose a successor within 30 days. Human Rights Watch criticised the amendment.
Andy Burnham has dropped a digital ID scheme to prioritise cost-of-living measures, allies say. The Greater Manchester mayor, nicknamed the 'King of the North' for his work in northwestern England, is set to replace Keir Starmer as Prime Minister on July 20, when he has said he will also unveil his cabinet.
Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor nicknamed 'King of the North', becomes Prime Minister on Monday and will name his cabinet the same day. He follows six leaders who left early over the past decade, from David Cameron after Brexit to Liz Truss, who lasted 49 days. Keir Starmer quit in June 2026 as Labour support drained toward Reform UK.