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🔴 Andy Burnham has become Britain’s sixth PM in a decade. He is getting to work — and picking his Cabinet. Follow our live blog: politi.co/4fuEsaD

Trump looks past Canada and Mexico for Gianni Infantino dlvr.it/TTdG6K

Wes Streeting will become the U.K.’s new defense secretary, Downing Street announced, as Andy Burnham unveiled his new Cabinet after becoming prime minister. politico.eu/article/wes-st…

Trump threatens 50 percent tariff hike on Canadian goods dlvr.it/TTdFHr

Kash at the Kremlin? FBI director plans Russia trip. dlvr.it/TTdCc6

NEW: FBI Director Patel is planning to go to Moscow and St. Petersburg in October. w/ @nahaltoosi @johnnysaks130 @joshgerstein politico.com/news/2026/07/2…

MEPs and their assistants are increasingly turning to AI to draft speeches, parliamentary questions and even amendments. Now the European Parliament is seeking to bring that use under control with an officially sanctioned platform of its own. 🔗 politico.eu/article/the-eu…

Britain’s EU Relations Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds is to leave government following Andy Burnham’s reshuffle. politico.eu/article/eu-rel…

The Trump administration will use the upcoming U.N. General Assembly to push a global “freedom of expression” declaration. European lawmakers say it’s a not-so-subtle dig at the EU’s tech rules. 🔗 politico.eu/article/trump-…

In London Playbook PM: 📜 Andy Burnham is appointing his Cabinet. 🔀 The new PM ditched a wave of Starmer loyalists in a far-reaching reshuffle. 🇺🇸 SCOOP: Burnham invited Donald Trump to Manchester. Dig in👇 politico.eu/newsletter/lon…

The European Commission is betting that profit-hungry gas and oil companies will continue exporting into Europe next year, resisting calls by oil and gas firms to rewrite new climate laws that they say will force them to seek other markets. politico.eu/article/eu-bet…

Donald Trump has relentlessly targeted Spain. Now, the country's football stars had the last laugh — the country won the World Cup that Trump had worked to make his own. 🔗 politico.com/news/2026/07/1…

Rachel Reeves has been sacked as Britain’s chancellor, the country’s top finance minister. Follow our live blog as new PM Andy Burnham picks his Cabinet: #id_1328373" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">politico.eu/article/andy-b…

From A to Z, all the times politics intersected with football this summer 👇 politico.com/news/2026/07/1…

Britain’s new PM Andy Burnham has invited Donald Trump to visit Manchester, an official familiar with their call told @BlewettSam. Follow our live blog as Burnham takes his first steps as U.K. prime minister: #id_1328337" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">politico.eu/article/andy-b…

Andy Burnham’s pledge to end rough sleeping is bold — but can he achieve it? While funding has already been allocated, he made the same promise as Greater Manchester mayor — and the figures show a mixed bag. We now await his Cabinet picks … my analysis (+ live blog) below 👇

"The Odyssey" has already sparked a run in theaters internationally — and stirred controversy in Homer’s land. Find out why 👇 politico.eu/article/greeks…

Britain's new PM Andy Burnham has confirmed that conversations with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump will be among his “first calls.” Live: #id_1328268" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">politico.eu/article/andy-b…

Britain’s new PM Andy Burnham loves social media, hates snobbish elites and aims to speak for voters angry at being left behind. Is he learning from Donald Trump? 🔗 politico.eu/article/uk-new…

The European Parliament is opening its doors to AI models from OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic and Mistral. The institution hopes the move will bring lawmakers’ growing use of the technology under control. 🔗 politico.eu/article/the-eu…