## 20/07/2026. Rt Hon. Andy Burnham MP Becomes Prime Minister. Senior appointments include:- John Healey - Chancellor of the Exchequer Ed Miliband - Foreign Secretary Shabana Mahmood - Reappointed Home Secretary Louise Haigh - First Secretary of State and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster ## 07/07/2026. Nigel Farage Resigns as MP for Clacton, but will stand in the resulting by-election. ## 22/06/2026. Rt Hon. Sir Keir Starmer MP Announces his Resignation as Prime Minister. ## 19/06/2026. Andy Burnham (Labour) wins the Makerfield by-election, Lara Bird (SNP) wins the Arbroath and Broughty Ferry by-election, Douglas Lumsden (Conservative) wins the Aberdeen South by-election. ## 11/06/2026. Rt Hon. John Healey MP Resigns as Secretary of State for Defence with Dan Jarvis MP appointed to replace him. Al Carns MP also resigned as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Defence (Minister for Veterans).