British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was reflecting this weekend on the “political realities” that he faces, a senior minister says, amid media reports the premier will resign within days.
It follows veteran Labour politician and rival Andy Burnham’s victory in a by-election on Friday, which paves the way for the 56-year-old to challenge the beleaguered Starmer to be party leader and prime minister.
Any Labour leadership candidate must be a member of parliament.
If Starmer does leave office this year, Britain will get its seventh prime minister in a decade — an unprecedented rate of churn in its modern history.
US President Donald Trump shares his thoughts in typically blunt fashion, writing on his Truth Social platform that “Keir Starmer will resign as Prime Minister of The United Kingdom.”
“He failed badly on two very important subjects – IMMIGRATION AND ENERGY (OPEN NORTH SEA OIL!). I wish him well!”
Burnham — Greater Manchester mayor since 2017 — has made clear he intends to bid to lead slumping center-left Labour, warning in his by-election victory speech that the party has a “final chance to change.”
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