The podium of doom was placed in front of 10 Downing Street on Monday morning, signalling British prime minister Keir Starmer was set to bow to the inevitable and resign.The UK will soon have its seventh prime minister since the 2016 Brexit vote – most likely former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham – as yet more seismic political events occur across the Irish Sea.Our London Correspondent Mark Paul reports Labour MPs were last night being canvassed by potential leadership rivals to Burnham after the hot favourite to take over from Starmer was sworn in to the House of Commons following his Makerfield byelection win.Up to 200 Labour MPs – half of the parliamentary party – turned up in Westminster Hall to greet Burnham, hours after Starmer announced his intention to resign in an emotional speech on Downing Street. Burnham confirmed he would seek to replace Starmer as Labour leader and UK prime minister.Burnham’s potential path to Number 10 had been smoothed when his biggest rival for the leadership, former health secretary Wes Streeting said he would not run and threw his support behind him.However, a handful of other outside-bet candidates had still not ruled themselves out of the race and appeared to be jockeying for position on Monday night.Supporters of Darren Jones, chief secretary to the prime minister, were said to be ringing around their Labour parliamentary colleagues to gauge if he had enough support for a leadership bid.Al Carns, who quit this month as armed forces minister in a row over military funding, also appeared to set out his stall on Monday with an article in party-linked publication Labour List laying out his ideas on a range of matters.Nominations for the leadership open on July 9th and close when parliament enters recess on July 17th. If Burnham is unopposed, he would then become prime minister.Taoiseach Micheál Martin acknowledged the significant role played by Starmer “in resetting the Irish-British relationship as well as relations between the UK and the European Union.”As Political Editor Pat Leahy reports officials in Dublin anticipate a continuation of the vastly-improved relationship between the Irish and British governments under the Starmer administration. The relationship had deteriorated badly in the wake of Brexit but Starmer improved things and officials are confident Burnham, his likely successor, will be just as friendly.If you’re feeling nostalgic – if that’s the right word – for Brexit there are a series of pieces on Irishtimes.com marking ten years since the referendum.Freya McClements and Seanín Graham have written about Brexit remorse in Northern Ireland here.Jack Power has a feature on British nationals still working in EU institutions in Brussels. On the Opinion pages Fintan O’Toole writes Brexit launched a new era of ‘not even wrong’ politics.Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of child sex abuse chargesToday’s lead story details how former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has been found guilty of all 18 child sex abuse charges against him, including rape.The jury delivered its unanimous verdict on the charges of child sexual abuse relating to two women following a four-week trial at Newry Crown Court.Donaldson (63), with an address in Dromore, Co Down, was found guilty of rape, four counts of gross indecency with or towards a child and 13 counts of indecent assault on a female on dates between 1985 and 2008.Seanín Graham has written about the rise and fall of former DUP star Donaldson and how the politician who once won praise in Westminster and Washington, was on Monday being processed in prison.Best ReadsGet out the factor 50 – as Katie Mellett reports Met Éireann has issued a hot weather warning as temperatures of up to 30 degrees are forecast across the country for this week.The US ambassador to Nato Matthew Whitaker has said Ireland enjoys all the benefits of membership of the alliance while incurring none of the downsides. Conor Gallagher reports Whitaker made the remarks at an event hosted by the US embassy in Dublin discussing US perspectives on transatlantic security.New legislation to end Ireland’s reputation as the puppy farm capital of Europe is being advanced with measures to reform dog welfare and improve breeding standards, Marie O’Halloran has the story.Fianna Fáil TD Cathal Crowe has called on the State to buy the flag used by the Volunteers to signal their surrender at the end of the 1916 Easter Rising as it comes up for auction today. Harry McGee reports Crowe also said Minister for Culture Patrick O’Donovan should give a direction to the National Museum of Ireland to engage with the British Museum about repatriating thousands of Irish artefacts and documents held in London.PlaybookThe Cabinet meets this morning. We have a run down of what’s expected to come up including how pharmacists would be able to prescribe contraception under proposed legislation due to be considered by ministers. Dáil proceedings begin at 2pm with Leaders’ Questions.Government business in the afternoon – from 3:05pm onwards – includes a second stage debate on the legislation paving the way for scrapping the passenger cap at Dublin Airport. The Offences Against the State Act – the legislation that underpins the non-jury Special Criminal Court which handles terrorism and gang cases, is up for renewal and will come up for debate in the Dáil before 8pm. Sinn Féin have a motion on dental and orthodontic services which will be debated from 7:59pm.Minister for Children Norma Foley is due to take parliamentary questions at 9:59pm.There is an opportunity for TDs to ask topical questions at 11:35pm. The Seanad will look at two pieces of Government legislation on implementing EU law on terrorism offences and the carrying out of biometric analysis by gardaí respectively from 4:45pm. The Committee on Public Petitions meets at 11am. On the agenda are petitions on a severe lack of facilities for people with intellectual disabilities; a review of historic paediatric orchidopexy practices; mandatory mould inspection in rental properties; Irish airspace concerns; and reform of visa rules for the parents of Irish citizens.The Committee on Housing is examining drinking and wastewater quality from 3pm. Later, at 6pm, the same committee will hear from Minister for Housing James Browne as it debates proposed legislation that brings in additional residency requirements for social housing eligibility. The Government’s Occupied Territories Bill aimed at banning the import of goods from illegal Israeli settlements on Palestinian land will be examined by the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade at 6pm.The full Dáil, Seanad and committee schedules can be found here.