Luxembourg's finance minister Gilles Roth met UK chancellor Rachel Reeves in London on a two-day financial mission, discussing cross-border investment and closer cooperation between the two financial centres — a relationship that channels much of the Grand Duchy's €6.6 trillion fund industry.
Keir Starmer is resigning as UK prime minister, leaving Andy Burnham the runaway favourite to lead Labour and the country. His priorities — and his cautious line on Europe — carry stakes for Luxembourg's finance sector and British community.
Keir Starmer announced his resignation as UK prime minister on 22 June, triggering a Labour leadership contest that Andy Burnham is favoured to win — and casting doubt over a planned UK-EU summit that matters to Luxembourg.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on 22 June 2026 that he will resign as Labour leader, bowing to a party revolt less than two years after a landslide win. He will stay on as caretaker until a successor is chosen, with nominations opening on 9 July and a new prime minister expected by September. The trigger was rival Andy Burnham's by-election return to Parliament; the change reshuffles a key EU partner at a sensitive moment for Ukraine policy.