Reform UK experienced significant internal disruption, including a senior figure's arrest, a General Election candidate's defection, and a party leadership change. This period of instability raises questions about the party's cohesion ahead of the next General Election.
Sir Keir Starmer has announced his resignation as Labour Party leader and Prime Minister, stating he is not the best choice to lead Labour into the next general election. A leadership contest will commence with nominations opening on 9 July, aiming to install a new leader before Parliament reconvenes in September. Sir Keir will remain in post until his successor is chosen.
Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and ex-Conservative minister Michael Gove are to portray a fictional UK government at war with Russia in a new Sky TV series, 'The Wargame'. Sturgeon will serve as deputy to Gove's Prime Minister, a move that draws criticism amidst her estranged husband's embezzlement conviction.
