Starmer May Quit Monday as 100-plus Labour MPs Push Him Out
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Updated · Reuters · Jun 21
Starmer May Quit Monday as 100-plus Labour MPs Push Him Out
3 articles · Updated · Reuters · Jun 21
Summary
Monday is when Keir Starmer is expected to announce his resignation and a departure timetable, the Observer reported, though a government source said he remains focused on governing.
Friday's pressure point was Andy Burnham's by-election win, which gave the 56-year-old rival a route to launch a formal Labour leadership challenge from parliament.
More than 100 Labour lawmakers — about a quarter of the party's Commons MPs, according to a Reuters tally — have publicly urged Starmer to quit or set out an exit plan.
Starmer's position has been eroded by scandals, policy U-turns and collapsing popularity since Labour's 2024 landslide; his exit would make him Britain's seventh prime minister in just over a decade.