英国前首相基尔·斯塔默在离职后于周一晚间在伦敦格拉夫顿酒吧举办离职聚会 [1]，酒吧账单达到1万英镑 [1]。与此同时，新首相安迪·伯纳姆开始进行内阁改组，对斯塔默的盟友进行了大幅人事调整。
被撤职或降职的前阁员共11名 [1]，其中包括财政大臣雷切尔·里夫斯、司法部长理查德·赫默以及住房大臣史蒂夫·里德等人 [1]。这些前官员目前正在考虑如何协调行动，以对新政府进行监督和问责 [1]。
离职官员们计划在9月国会复会时建立新的WhatsApp群组，用于协调前斯塔默政府官员的行动 [1]。达伦·琼斯已于周二上午在X平台公开质疑伯纳姆的数字身份证计划的资金来源 [1]。
伯纳姆表示其内阁"反映了党、国家和所有背景" [1]，并承诺采取"一队人"的工作方式 [1]。
Former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted a leaving party at Grafton pub in London on Monday evening, with the bar tab reaching £10,000 [1]. The gathering took place as new Prime Minister Andy Burnham conducted a major cabinet reshuffle that displaced eleven former cabinet members who had served under Starmer [1].
Among those removed or demoted were former Chancellor Rachel Reeves, former Justice Secretary Richard Hermer, and former Housing Minister Steve Reed [1]. The ousted officials are now considering how to coordinate their efforts going forward to provide scrutiny and accountability of the new government [1].
The former ministers have begun signalling their intent to challenge Burnham's agenda. On Tuesday morning, Darren Jones publicly questioned on X the funding sources behind Burnham's digital identity card proposal [1]. The group is planning to establish a new WhatsApp group when Parliament reconvenes in September to coordinate action among Starmer's former officials [1].
Burnham defended his cabinet composition, stating it "reflects the party, the country and all backgrounds" and promising to govern with a "one team" approach [1].