22 jun 2026
Keir Starmer resigns as UK prime minister
LONDON Keir Starmer announced his departure as British prime minister Monday, bowing to pressure after a key rival resoundingly won a by-election that would let him challenge for the top job. In a tearful statement outside No.10 Downing Street, Starmer said he had informed King Charles III of his decision to quit and pulled the pin on a Labour leadership contest. It comes after Labour’s Andy Burnham decisively beat Reform UK in the Makerfield by-election, making him eligible to challenge Starmer for the leadership of the governing Labour Party.
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