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Starmer announces resignation as British PM, will stay on until successor is chosen

LONDON, June 22, 2026 (AP) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday he is stepping down as leader of the governing Labour Party and will leave office within weeks, scarcely two years after being elected in a landslide. Starmer says he will remain caretaker prime minister until the party chooses a new Labour leader with expectations that it will be former Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham. After weeks of insisting he would fight to keep his job, Starmer conceded to growing pressure to hand over to a new leader who can try and revive the governments flagging fortunes.