UK Minister of State for Defence Procurement Pollard said he will back Andy Burnham to be prime minister.

Iran's deputy foreign minister Karibabadi led a delegation to Switzerland on Monday for technical talks to discuss mechanisms to implement the US-Iran memorandum of understanding and to establish related technical working groups, the Iranian Students' News Agency reported.

U.S. Vice President Vance, speaking in Switzerland, said negotiations with Iran are progressing smoothly with significant positive steps and that technical talks will continue over the coming days and weeks. He said Iran has agreed to invite IAEA inspectors to return; inspectors could begin work this week, possibly today. Vance said President Trump would respond if Iran issues falsehoods. Vance also said a Lebanon conflict de‑escalation mechanism has been established to curb hostilities — including hopes Hezbollah will stop firing into Israel — while respecting Lebanese sovereignty and coordinating appropriately. He added a mechanism to keep the Strait of Hormuz open is in place and that the waterway is currently open, and said these steps aim to help secure a regional ceasefire and lay groundwork for a final agreement.