Starmer calls decision to resign as British PM 'intensely personal'

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04/07/2026 - 15:07 GMT+2

Outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called his decision to step down from office "intensely personal" in his first interview since he resigned last month.

"It was tough. I'm not going to pretend otherwise," Starmer, who will remain in office until his Labour Party appoints a successor, told the BBC.

"I grappled with what was the best thing to do for me, for the country, for the government," he said. "In the end, it became an intensely personal decision".