Keir Starmer announces his resignation as UK prime minister and Labour leader
Starmer will stay on as caretaker until Labour chooses a successor, with nominations opening July 9 and a new leader due by Parliament’s return.
- On Monday, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation as Labour Party leader and prime minister, confirming he will remain caretaker until a successor is chosen.
- Starmer's decision followed months of mounting internal dissatisfaction, intensifying after Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham won the Makerfield by-election last week with 54.8% of the vote, more than 9,000 votes clear of Reform UK.
- The Labour National Executive Committee will open leadership nominations on July 9, with the goal of installing a new leader before Parliament returns from summer recess on September 1.
- Former health secretary Wes Streeting pledged his support for Burnham, the clear frontrunner for the party leadership, making an uncontested coronation likely by mid-July.
- Britain currently faces the prospect of its seventh prime minister in 10 years, a turnover rate representing the highest in the country in nearly two centuries.
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