Streeting\u2019s statement makes it more likely that Burnham will probably be chosen with no leadership contest.<\/p>\n
Starmer is the sixth prime minister in a decade to face outside 10 Downing Street and announce a premature departure. His statement comes the day before Britain marks the tenth anniversary of its\u00a0vote to go away the European Union, a choice that also\u00a0roils the country\u2019s economy\u00a0and politics.<\/p>\n
After weeks of insisting he would fight to maintain his job, Starmer conceded to growing pressure handy over to a brand new leader who can attempt to revive the federal government\u2019s flagging fortunes. He led Labour to a\u00a0landslide election victory\u00a0in July 2024, but since then his popularity and that of the party have plummeted.<\/p>\n
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His voice choked with emotion near the top of the transient statement, which was watched by a gaggle of staff, Cabinet ministers and scores of journalists.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe query my party is asking now is whether or not I’m best placed to guide us into the following general election,\u201d Starmer said. \u201cI actually have heard the reply of my parliamentary party to that query, and I accept that answer with good grace.\u201d<\/p>\n
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He said he spoke to King Charles III, Britain\u2019s constitutional monarch, to tell him of the choice.<\/p>\n
Starmer spent the weekend pondering his future following Burnham\u2019s\u00a0special election\u00a0victory.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s unclear whether Burnham, who’s on account of be sworn in as a member of Parliament on Monday, will now face a coronation or a challenge. Starmer said nominations for a leadership contest will open on July 9, and the brand new leader will probably be in place by the point Parliament returns from its summer break on Sept. 1.<\/p>\n
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If Burnham is the one candidate, the change could come by mid-July.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tMore on World<\/button>More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nStarmer has struggled to deliver promised economic growth, repair\u00a0tattered public services\u00a0and ease the fee of living. He has been hamstrung by\u00a0repeated missteps, including his decision to appoint\u00a0Peter Mandelson, a scandal-tarnished friend of Jeffrey Epstein, because the U.K. ambassador to america.<\/p>\n
Labour is losing liberal voters to the growing Green Party and facing a rising\u00a0Reform UK, the\u00a0Nigel Farage\u00a0-led anti-immigration party that consistently leads in nationwide opinion polls.<\/p>\n
U.S. President Donald Trump weighed in even before an announcement, linking Starmer\u2019s potential exit to 2 of his recurring bugbears: immigration and renewable energy.<\/p>\n
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\u201cKeir Starmer will resign as Prime Minister of The UK. He failed badly on two very vital subjects- IMMIGRATION AND ENERGY (OPEN NORTH SEA OIL!). I wish him well! President DJT,\u201d Trump posted on his social media platform.<\/p>\n
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Starmer\u2019s initially warm relationship with the president has soured in recent months over issues including the\u00a0Iran war, which the U.K. didn\u2019t join.<\/p>\n
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A NATO summit in Turkey next month could also be his last foray on the world stage as Britain\u2019s leader.<\/p>\n
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen praised Starmer\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt may well take many leaders years to grow into the statesman you became in only two years,\u201d she said on X. \u201cEuropean and Ukrainian security is stronger due to you. Thanks, dear Keir.\u201d<\/p>\n
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While many Labour lawmakers have rallied behind Burnham, some have said that Starmer had been treated unfairly. London legislator Neil Coyle railed on X against \u201cthe prospect of an utter stitch-up & the media circus being rewarded.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the following leader cannot change Trump, Iran, Ukraine, Putin, Musk, broadcast editorial & algorithm bias overnight they\u2019ll bay for his blood too. Higher keep that guillotine sharp,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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