Keir Starmer said he had asked Labour’s governing body - the National Executive Committee (NEC) - to set out a timetable to elect the party’s next leader and country's Prime Minister

Less than two years after being elected in a landslide, the Labour PM is expected to announce his resignation to make way for another leader.

In his resignation speech, Starmer pledged to ensure an orderly transition of power and said he would remain in office until a new Labour leader is elected.

Keir Starmer's resignation marks a dramatic reversal for a leader who swept to power promising stability after years of political turmoil. Instead, he leaves office facing…