NYT Europe • June 22, 2026 21:31

Keir Starmer Resigns as UK Prime Minister

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His departure in the coming weeks clears a path for Andy Burnham, a popular Labour Party mayor, to become the country’s seventh prime minister in a decade.

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Race starts to replace Keir Starmer as UK PM, with Burnham as favourite

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Keir Starmer Resigns as UK Prime Minister

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Race starts to replace Keir Starmer as UK PM, with Burnham as favourite

UK is about to get his seventh prime minister since the Brexit vote after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation on June 22nd. The favourite is Andy Burnham, …