Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://gographicsoutput.com/video/XcP43iwMbN1.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Starmer to resign as British prime minister [mWGt9BK70yf] Health Updated on August 06, 2026 EDT — Published on August 06, 2026 EDT British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Monday that he plans to resign amid lagging support and internal divisions within his governing Labour Party, setting up the United Kingdom to have its seventh prime minister in the past decade. "The question my party is asking now is whether I am best placed to lead us into the next general election. I have heard the answer of my parliamentary party to that question. And I accept that answer with good grace," he said in a statement outside No. 10 Downing Street. "Every decision I've taken has been about putting the country I love first. That is why I will resign as leader of the Labour Party." Prime Minister Starmer said he will remain in office until a new party leader is selected, no later than September. "I will do everything I can to ensure an orderly handover of power," he said. "I will also give my successor my full and unequivocal support, knowing that they will inherit a Britain that is far stronger and fairer than the one I inherited two years ago." Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester, is widely expected to succeed him as Labour Party leader and prime minister after winning a special election last week to return to Parliament, where he previously served from 2001 to 2017. "Keir has given huge service to our country and I want to thank him for his leadership and dedication during such a challenging period," Mr. Burnham said in a statement. "His decision marks the beginning of a transition and it is important that this process is conducted in an orderly and responsible way. I will put myself forward as part of this process." Mr. Starmer became leader of the Labour Party in 2020 and was swept into Downing Street in July 2024 following the party's electoral victory that ended 14 years of Conservative Party government. His standing was diminished by revelations about his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the U.S. despite his ties to Jeffrey Epstein and was further weakened by Labour's losses in local elections in May. #keirstarmer #starmer #primeminister #downingstreet #cspan hCYW2R0sxSK FfKv0ZJHK7V ByPSGtOrGuS uzpDtxQRNdQ I7WJfyIm4yQ CuC8G9ZNzVs
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Monday that he plans to resign amid lagging support and internal divisions within his governing Labour Party, setting up the United Kingdom to have its seventh prime minister in the past decade. "The question my party is asking now is whether I am best placed to lead us into the next general election. I have heard the answer of my parliamentary party to that question. And I accept that answer with good grace," he said in a statement outside No. 10 Downing Street. "Every decision I've taken has been about putting the country I love first. That is why I will resign as leader of the Labour Party." Prime Minister Starmer said he will remain in office until a new party leader is selected, no later than September. "I will do everything I can to ensure an orderly handover of power," he said. "I will also give my successor my full and unequivocal support, knowing that they will inherit a Britain that is far stronger and fairer than the one I inherited two years ago." Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester, is widely expected to succeed him as Labour Party leader and prime minister after winning a special election last week to return to Parliament, where he previously served from 2001 to 2017. "Keir has given huge service to our country and I want to thank him for his leadership and dedication during such a challenging period," Mr. Burnham said in a statement. "His decision marks the beginning of a transition and it is important that this process is conducted in an orderly and responsible way. I will put myself forward as part of this process." Mr. Starmer became leader of the Labour Party in 2020 and was swept into Downing Street in July 2024 following the party's electoral victory that ended 14 years of Conservative Party government. His standing was diminished by revelations about his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the U.S. despite his ties to Jeffrey Epstein and was further weakened by Labour's losses in local elections in May. #keirstarmer #starmer #primeminister #downingstreet #cspan hCYW2R0sxSK FfKv0ZJHK7V ByPSGtOrGuS uzpDtxQRNdQ I7WJfyIm4yQ CuC8G9ZNzVs