See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy LETTICE BROMOVSKY, NEWS REPORTER and NOOR QURASHI, NEWS REPORTER and SAM LAWLEY, NEWS REPORTER Updated: 08:21 BST, 23 June 2026
Sir Keir Starmer has announced he is stepping down as Prime Minister after accepting that Labour MPs no longer believe he is the right person to lead the party into the next general election.In an emotional statement outside Downing Street, the outgoing PM revealed a new Labour leader will be chosen before Parliament returns in September and pledged to remain in office until an orderly handover is completed. Fighting back tears, he paid tribute to his wife Victoria and their children as he reflected on his time in No 10.Starmer also defended his record in office, insisting he had transformed a Labour Party that was once 'politically, financially and morally bankrupt' and restored trust on the economy, defence and national security.Meanwhile, Nigel Farage has seized on the developments by demanding an immediate general election, claiming voters 'won't accept being taken for fools'.Attention is now turning to the race to replace Starmer, with Andy Burnham widely seen as the frontrunner as he heads to Westminster to be sworn in as an MP following his Makerfield by-election victory.
