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Keir Starmer resigns as UK prime minister but will stay on until successor is chosen

June 22, 2026

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he is stepping down as leader of the governing Labour Party. Starmer says he will remain caretaker prime minister until a new leader is chosen in the next few weeks.

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