Keir Starmer conducted a farewell visit to Ukraine on Thursday to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Britain has joined the European Union's €90 billion Ukraine Support Loan, granting British defence firms contract access while assuming a share of €3 billion in annual interest costs. Andy Burnham is scheduled to become Labour leader on Friday and prime minister on Monday, marking the fifth UK premiership since Russia's 2022 invasion.