Starmer reportedly expected to resign on Monday as growing numbers of MPs back Burnham for PM – UK politics live

Sunday newspapers report that the prime minister is close to announcing when he’ll stand down and set out a timetable for departure Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics. The British prime minister, Keir Starmer, is expected to resign on Monday and is preparing to set out a timetable for an orderly departure from No 10, according to the Observer.The paper reports that Starmer, who has insisted he would fight any leadership challenge, now recognises his position is untenable after talking with cabinet ministers, party donors and trade union leaders over the last couple of days. Continue reading...