Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleStarmer announces resignation as prime ministerSir Keir Starmer has announced outside 10 Downing Street that he will resign as prime minister, nearly two years after his landslide victory as Labour leader in 2024. Sir Keir has said that becoming prime minister was the “proudest moment of my life” and confirmed he will step aside as Labour leader to allow for a leadership election over the summer.During Starmer’s resignation speech, Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’ was played outside the gates to Downing Street; the music had stopped for a moment but resumed after Sir Keir walked back into 10 Downing Street.The song was later adopted by the Council of Europe and later the European Union as the Anthem of Europe. The satirical “Brexit Song”, whose chorus says “We all live in a Brexit tragedy”, was played loudly through speakers outside the gates to Downing Street after Sir Keir retreated inside No 10.In fullStarmer resignation speech live: Emotional PM announces he will quit as leader of the Labour PartyThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday he is stepping down as leader of the governing Labour Party and will leave office within weeks, scarcely two years after being…

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has resigned as prime minister and leader of the Labour Party in a statement delivered outside 10 Downing Street.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he is stepping down as leader of the governing Labour Party and will leave office within weeks, about two years after being elected in a…

UK leader Keir Starmer announced his resignation on Monday following months of pressure, kickstarting a process that will see Britain get its seventh prime minister in a decade.

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LONDON (AP) — Here is what British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said as he announced Monday he is stepping down as leader of the governing Labour Party, just two years after being…

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says he has quit as leader of the Labour party and will stay on as PM until a new leader is chosen. Follow live.

Keir Starmer is speaking outside of Downing Street after Andy Burnham won the by-election on Friday.

Britain's Keir Starmer on Monday announced his resignation as prime minister and as leader of the governing Labour Party. Starmer says he will remain caretaker prime minister…

Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke in front of 10 Downing Street on Monday.

Starmer said the process of picking a new Labour Party leader would be launched in July and he would remain as prime minister....

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced his resignation.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, during a special address at Downing Street, has announced that his time in office has come to an end.

Sir Keir Starmer fought back tears as he announced his resignation as prime minister. Sir Keir, who described being prime minister as the “proudest moment of my life” appeared…

British PM Keir Starmer announces resignation, setting UK on course for sixth leader in seven years

Live view from outside 10 Downing Street in London as expectation is building that U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer will set out a timetable for his resignation, conceding to…

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