Politics
United Kingdom
Starmer to resign as UK prime minister, opening Labour succession race
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on 22 June 2026 that he will resign as Labour leader, bowing to a party revolt less than two years after a landslide win. He will stay on as caretaker until a successor is chosen, with nominations opening on 9 July and a new prime minister expected by September. The trigger was rival Andy Burnham's by-election return to Parliament; the change reshuffles a key EU partner at a sensitive moment for Ukraine policy.