New Prime Minister Burnham Fires Top Minister Reeves, Shakes Up Cabinet

One day after becoming Prime Minister on July 20, 2026, Andy Burnham removed or demoted over half of Keir Starmer's cabinet — the team of senior ministers running government departments. Rachel Reeves was fired as Chancellor, the UK's top finance minister. John Healey, who had quit under Starmer, replaced her. Ed Miliband became Foreign Secretary. Starmer allies called the reshuffle "deeply factional," saying Burnham rewarded people deemed "serially disloyal" to his predecessor.