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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he will resign
Key takeaways
- The British leader announced a timetable for his resignation as prime minister.
- “I will resign,” Starmer told reporters outside 10 Downing Street in London on Monday.
- In 2024, Starmer won the biggest parliamentary majority for Labour since 1997 after 14 years of Conservative-led government.
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The British leader announced a timetable for his resignation as prime minister.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks outside 10 Downing Street [Jaimi Joy/Reuters]Published On 22 Jun 202622 Jun 2026Keir Starmer has announced he will stand down as prime minister after days of intense pressure from his own Labour Party, with a new leader to be in place by the time parliament returns in September.
“I will resign,” Starmer told reporters outside 10 Downing Street in London on Monday.
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