German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer arrives for a two-day meeting of the German federal cabinet at the Villa Borsig, guesthouse of the German Foreign Ministry, in Berlin on September 30, 2025. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer arrives for a two-day meeting of the German federal cabinet at the Villa Borsig, guesthouse of the German Foreign Ministry, in Berlin on September 30, 2025. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

A delegate listens as Britain's Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary Liz Kendall (unseen) speaks on the second day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, north-west England, on September 29, 2025. The four-day gathering in Liverpool, comes amid chatter about a possible leadership challenge and follows two recent high-profile departures from his government. The conference, which ends on Wednesday, takes place with Labour lagging well behind the upstart anti-immigrant Reform UK party, in national surveys. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Britain's Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary Liz Kendall (L) and Britain's Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy react on the second day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, north-west England, on September 29, 2025. The four-day gathering in Liverpool, comes amid chatter about a possible leadership challenge and follows two recent high-profile departures from his government. The conference, which ends on Wednesday, takes place with Labour lagging well behind the upstart anti-immigrant Reform UK party, in national surveys. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Britain's Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary Liz Kendall speaks on the second day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, north-west England, on September 29, 2025. The four-day gathering in Liverpool, comes amid chatter about a possible leadership challenge and follows two recent high-profile departures from his government. The conference, which ends on Wednesday, takes place with Labour lagging well behind the upstart anti-immigrant Reform UK party, in national surveys. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Britain's Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary Liz Kendall speaks on the second day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, north-west England, on September 29, 2025. The four-day gathering in Liverpool, comes amid chatter about a possible leadership challenge and follows two recent high-profile departures from his government. The conference, which ends on Wednesday, takes place with Labour lagging well behind the upstart anti-immigrant Reform UK party, in national surveys. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Britain's Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary Liz Kendall reacts on the second day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, north-west England, on September 29, 2025. The four-day gathering in Liverpool, comes amid chatter about a possible leadership challenge and follows two recent high-profile departures from his government. The conference, which ends on Wednesday, takes place with Labour lagging well behind the upstart anti-immigrant Reform UK party, in national surveys. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Britain's Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary Liz Kendall speaks on the second day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, north-west England, on September 29, 2025. The four-day gathering in Liverpool, comes amid chatter about a possible leadership challenge and follows two recent high-profile departures from his government. The conference, which ends on Wednesday, takes place with Labour lagging well behind the upstart anti-immigrant Reform UK party, in national surveys. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)