British Prime Minister Starmer resigned Monday, setting in motion a process to replace him that will produce the country’s seventh prime minister in 10 years. Starmer came to office just two years ago atop a landslide victory, but dissatisfaction with his government grew quickly, leading to a mutiny within his own Labour Party. Romilly Weeks of ITV News reports.Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors.
Nick Schifrin:
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned today, setting in motion a process to replace him that will produce the seventh prime minister in 10 years.Starmer came to office just two years ago atop a landslide victory, ousting the Conservative Party that had governed the United Kingdom for nearly 15 years. But dissatisfaction with his government grew quickly, leading to a mutiny within his own Labor Party, and now a single likely replacement.Romilly Weeks of ITV News reports.
Romilly Weeks:
It's become a painfully familiar bit of furniture, and it could only herald one thing, the lectern maneuvered into position, the banks of cameras trained, as Britain's sixth prime minister since the Brexit referendum became the fifth to resign before their time was up.(Mouin Rabbani)
