Burnham Sacks Reeves as Chancellor, Overhauls More Than Half of Starmer's Cabinet

One day after becoming Prime Minister on July 20, 2026, Andy Burnham removed or demoted over half of Keir Starmer's cabinet. Rachel Reeves was sacked as Chancellor; John Healey, who had resigned under Starmer, replaced her. Ed Miliband became Foreign Secretary. Starmer allies called the reshuffle "deeply factional," noting Burnham rewarded figures deemed "serially disloyal" to his predecessor.