Keir Starmer Announces He'll Resign as U.K. Prime Minister, Kicking Off Contest for Labor Successor
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday he is stepping down as leader of the governing Labour Party and will leave office within weeks, forced out by his own party scarcely two years after being elected in a landslide.
TL;DR
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is stepping down as Labour Party leader.
- He will leave office within weeks.
- Starmer was elected leader in a landslide two years ago.
- He has been forced out by his own party.