BREAKING: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigns

In an emotional statement outside 10 Downing Street, Mr Starmer said Labour had been asking whether he was “best placed to lead us into the next general election” and that he had “heard the answer.”

Multiple major news organizations, including Reuters, the Associated Press, The Guardian, and Axios, are reporting that UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation on June 22, 2026, following growing pressure within the governing Labour Party. In his emotional statement outside 10 Downing Street, Starmer acknowledged that his party no longer believed he was the best person to lead them into the next general election and said he had “heard the answer” and accepted it.

Starmer will remain as caretaker prime minister until a new Labour leader is chosen, with former Greater Manchester mayor and newly elected MP Andy Burnham widely seen as the leading contender to replace him.

Key Facts

• Keir Starmer resigned less than two years after Labour’s landslide 2024 election victory.
• He cited declining confidence among Labour MPs and party members.
• He informed King Charles III of his decision and will stay on until a successor is selected.
• Labour’s poor local election results and internal divisions contributed to the pressure on his leadership.

This resignation makes Starmer one of the shortest-serving British prime ministers in modern times and opens another chapter in the UK’s recent period of political instability