Keir Starmer is expected to announce a timetable for his resignation as UK prime minister as soon as Monday, June 22, marking the beginning of the end for a premiership that has struggled to find its footing since Labour swept to power in July 2024.
The move comes after weeks of intensifying pressure from within his own party, fueled by approval ratings that are reportedly the worst for any modern British prime minister at a comparable stage in office.
What’s happening and why now
The catalyst appears to be Andy Burnham. The former mayor of Manchester secured a decisive win in a June 2026 by-election, a result that emboldened Labour MPs who had been quietly (and not so quietly) questioning whether Starmer was the right person to lead the party into the next general election.
Dozens of Labour MPs have reportedly urged Starmer to either resign outright or set a clear departure timetable. He seems to have chosen the latter.
