Keir Starmer expected to announce departure as prime minister on Monday
Starmer would be thinking about ‘what putting country first means in a moment like this’, said Peter Kyle. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/ReutersView image in fullscreenStarmer would be thinking about ‘what putting country first means in a moment like this’, said Peter Kyle. Reform UK has led for more than 300 consecutive national polls, with many Labour MPs increasingly convinced that without a change of leader, Nigel Farage will become the next prime minister.Explore more on these topicsLabour party leadershipLabourKeir StarmerAndy BurnhamnewsShareReuse this content
- ▪Starmer would be thinking about ‘what putting country first means in a moment like this’, said Peter Kyle.
- ▪Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/ReutersView image in fullscreenStarmer would be thinking about ‘what putting country first means in a moment like this’, said Peter Kyle.
- ▪Reform UK has led for more than 300 consecutive national polls, with many Labour MPs increasingly convinced that without a change of leader, Nigel Farage will become the next prime minister.Explore more on these topicsLabour party leadershi
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Starmer would be thinking about ‘what putting country first means in a moment like this’, said Peter Kyle. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/ReutersView image in fullscreenStarmer would be thinking about ‘what putting country first means in a moment like this’, said Peter Kyle. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/ReutersLabour party leadershipKeir Starmer expected to announce departure as prime minister on MondayBusiness secretary says Starmer is reflecting on ‘political realities’, amid overwhelming pressure from MPs UK politics – live updates Peter Walker Senior political correspondentSun 21 Jun 2026 04.04 EDTFirst published on Sun 21 Jun 2026 03.52 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleKeir Starmer is expected to announce on Monday that he will step down as prime minister, after overwhelming…
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