Keir Starmer expected to announce departure as prime minister on Monday
Overwhelming pressure from Labour MPs pushing Starmer towards decision to step down UK politics – live updates Keir Starmer is expected to announce on Monday that he will step down as prime minister, after overwhelming pressure from Labour MPs to make way for Andy Burnham to become Labour leader. The prime minister and his allies had insisted for weeks that they would fight a leadership challenge from Burnham, or anyone else, before the Makerfield byelection in which Burnham secured a return to
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Starmer would be thinking about ‘what putting country first means in a moment like this’, said Peter Kyle. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/ReutersView image in fullscreenStarmer would be thinking about ‘what putting country first means in a moment like this’, said Peter Kyle. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/ReutersLabour party leadershipKeir Starmer expected to announce departure as prime minister on MondayBusiness secretary says Starmer is reflecting on ‘political realities’, amid overwhelming pressure from MPs UK politics – live updates Peter Walker Senior political correspondentSun 21 Jun 2026 04.04 EDTFirst published on Sun 21 Jun 2026 03.52 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleKeir Starmer is expected to announce on Monday that he will step down as prime minister, after overwhelming…
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