France's new prime minister has resigned just a day after naming his government and following less than a month in office. Sébastien Lecornu was France's fourth prime minister in barely a year. The French presidency said Monday that President Emmanuel Macron accepted his resignation. Lecornu's choice of ministers had faced criticism across the political spectrum. His decision to bring back former Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire to serve at the defense ministry was particularly contentious. It's now up to Macron either to name a new head of government or to dissolve the National Assembly and call an early legislative election.

Britain's new prime minister, Keir Starmer, says he will lead a "government of service" on a mission of national renewal. The comment came in Starmer's first official remarks after his Labour Party swept to power in a landslide victory after more than a decade in opposition. Starmer led his party back to government less than five years after it suffered its worst defeat in almost a century. But Labour also faces a mammoth task of reinvigorating a stagnant economy and dispirited nation. Conservative leader Rishi Sunak in a farewell address said he understood voters' anger and took responsibility for the loss. He then went to Buckingham Palace and offered his resignation to King Charles III.