At 9:30am London time, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer made it official, he resigned. {Politico – Details}

“The question being asked now is not who was best placed to change the Labour Party, to take us into power and to begin the vital work of improving lives for millions of people. Those questions have been answered. The question my party is asking now is whether I am best placed to lead us into the next general election. I have heard the answer of my parliamentary party to that question, and I accept that answer with good grace.”

Starmer says he will remain caretaker prime minister until his Labour Party chooses a new leader — with expectations growing that it will be former Greater Manchester Mayor and newest Member of Parliament, Andy Burnham.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQr4riNL8iM

(Via Daily Mail) […] An EU-UK summit on July 22 has been postponed after Sir Keir’s announcement of his resignation, despite the date only having been confirmed last week. A Government spokesperson said it would now be held ‘at the earliest opportunity’;

A YouGov poll has found that the public thought Sir Keir was right to resign by a margin of 62 per cent to 19 per cent, with another 19 per cent undecided;

Sir Keir’s allies have refused to rule out him quitting as an MP, raising the prospect of a tricky by-election fight in his constituency with the Greens;

Labour MPs and Nigel Farage have been calling for a general election to be held after the change in PM;

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15919399/Coronation-looms-Andy-Burham-Wes-Streeting-drops-Labour-leader-race-backs-King-North-amid-frantic-jockeying-jobs-Cabinet.html

Sir Keir’s successor will be Britain’s seventh premier in a decade

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