據塔斯尼姆通訊社援引知情人士：美國似乎正在散佈此類消息，以轉移外界對有關石油及其衍生產品銷售獲得稅收豁免決定的關注。

An EU Commission spokesperson said relations with the UK remain strong and are expected to continue.

Reform Party leader Nigel Farage on July 22 called for a UK general election and said he is prepared to push through radical change. Earlier, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said outside 10 Downing Street he will resign as Labour leader but will remain prime minister until a successor is chosen. Starmer has asked the Labour National Executive Committee to set a leadership timetable; nominations open July 9 and the contest will be completed before Parliament's summer recess. Under UK rules, a change of governing party leader does not automatically trigger a general election; if Labour retains a Commons majority, its new leader would succeed as prime minister.