UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he will resign
The British leader announced a timetable for his resignation as prime minister.
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The British leader announced a timetable for his resignation as prime minister.
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The British leader announced a timetable for his resignation as prime minister.
Less than two years after he won a landslide election victory that promised to end chaos in British politics, Starmer said he would support whoever replaced him.
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria leave 10 Downing Street to announce his resignation in London, Monday, June 22, 2026.(AP Photo/Thomas Krych)
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday he is stepping down and will leave office within weeks, scarcely two years after being elected in a landslide.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday he is stepping down and will leave office within weeks, scarcely two years after being elected in a landslide.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday he is stepping down and will leave office within weeks, scarcely two years after being elected in a landslide.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday he is stepping down and will leave office within weeks, scarcely two years after being elected in a landslide.
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The Prime Minister has announced that he is stepping down as the leader of the Labour Party
With support draining from the Prime Minister, he was bunkered down at Chequers over the weekend weighing up his future in Downing Street - now his resignation has come
The British prime minister says he will leave office as soon as a new leader is chosen.
The British prime minister says he will leave office as soon as a new leader is chosen.
Analysts expect borrowing costs in the U.K. to rise in the longer term if Andy Burnham takes over as leader of the Labour Party.
Starmer said he would remain prime minister until Labour selects a new leader later this summer
The British prime minister made the statement outside 10 Downing Street on Monday, saying he would remain in power until a successor was chosen.
Sir Keir Starmer has resigned as Prime Minister and Labour leader following a speech outside No10 Downing Street. Here is his speech in full.
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke in front of 10 Downing Street on Monday.
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has confirmed he will step down as leader of the governing Labour Party.
British PM Keir Starmer announced his resignation after Labour's devastating local election losses and a mounting revolt from within his own party ranks.
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Sir Keir Starmer says he will resign as prime minister of the United Kingdom and spend more time as a husband and father.
Starmer said the process of picking a new Labour Party leader would be launched in July and he would remain as prime minister until his successor is chosen, to be in place in September.
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Less than two years after he won a landslide election victory that promised to end chaos in British politics, Starmer said it was clear that his party wanted him to go.
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After just 23 months in office the PM faced intense pressure to quit
The Labour leader is the sixth British PM in a decade to stand outside 10 Downing Street and announce a premature departure.
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“I will resign as leader of the Labour Party. I have spoken to His Majesty the King this morning to inform him of my decision,” Starmer said.
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Labour rival Andy Burnham has been tipped to succeed him.
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