His decision set off dramatic moves to install his main challenger, Andy Burnham, as the country’s seventh leader in just over a decade.

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Labour MPs pressure PM to make way for Andy Burnham to lead party

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is reportedly weighing his political future following a significant election victory by rival Andy Burnham. Pressure is mounting for Starmer to…

If Starmer leaves office this year, Britain will get its seventh prime minister in a decade.