A mid-morning this Monday, as the acting premier, Keir Starmer, had just announced his decision to throw in the towel and leave Downing Street, the former mayor of Manchester, Andy Burnham, 56 years old, married to a Dutch citizen and with three children, arrived at Manchester Picadilly station to catch the train to London. He was carrying a bag containing a suit and, undoubtedly, many hopes. Burnham appeared surrounded by journalists, and all sorts of passers-by pointed their mobile phones at him. He was escorted by a pair of police officers; however, he was accompanied by some of his female advisors. He did not shy away from the attention, nor could he avoid the nerves. To such an extent that he declared to the BBC cameras that he was going down to London to take possession of the mayor's office. "I said as mayor; I mean as a Member of Parliament." A slip of the tongue.

Sébastien Lecornu has decided to resign as Prime Minister of France.He did so the day after appointing the new French government and just 27 days after taking office. These are record numbers in the country's history, which has already seen five prime ministers change office in less than two years. What will happen now? Why do heads of government end up leaving office? What options does President Emmanuel Macron have?

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who took office on March 14 Following Justin Trudeau's resignation, Carney has decided to bring forward the elections by six months, to April 28. Carney wants to take advantage of the favorable polls. The Canadian public broadcaster, CBC, gives his Liberal Party (PL) a 37.5% voter turnout, which would give it 174 of the 338 seats in the House of Commons. If he succeeds, it would be the party's fourth consecutive victory.