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Express Politics22 Jun 2026

What happens now? Burnham could be PM within weeks of Starmer's resignation

Labour has been plunged into turmoil after Starmer's resignation - so what happens now? Andy Burnham could be behind the famous black door within weeks.

BBC Politics22 Jun 2026

Keir Starmer - then and now

A look back at Kier Starmer's first speech outside number 10 in 2024, compared to his resignation speech today.

BBC Politics22 Jun 2026

Keir Starmer - then and now

A look back at Kier Starmer's first speech outside number 10 in 2024, compared to his resignation speech today.

BBC Politics22 Jun 2026

Keir Starmer - then and now

A look back at Kier Starmer's first speech outside number 10 in 2024, compared to his resignation speech today.

Guido Fawkes22 Jun 2026

Burnham Repeatedly Called for General Election After Tories Changed Leader

Here is the soon-to-be Prime Minister Andy Burnham repeatedly calling for a General Election in 2022, after the Tories dumped their leader: “We need to start demanding a General Election at the end of this Tory leadership election. They were all elected on a manifesto promise to level up the North and are all abandoning…

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The Guardian Politics22 Jun 2026

Keir Starmer’s resignation speech: the six key takeaways

PM reminds listeners of his landslide general election win and achievements in office before ending with tribute to his family UK politics live – latest updates It was only a few minutes long, fewer than 750 words, and was in part almost drowned out by music blasted by anti-Brexit protesters. But there was a lot in Keir Starmer’s resignation speech – not all of it stated openly. Here we look at the key quotes and what the prime minister meant by them. Continue reading...

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BBC Politics22 Jun 2026

Starmer is stepping down - what could happen next?

The Labour leader says he will remain prime minister until his successor is chosen.

BBC Politics22 Jun 2026

A look back at Keir Starmer's political career

The BBC's political correspondent Joe Pike outlines the highs and lows of Sir Keir Starmer's premiership.

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The Guardian Politics22 Jun 2026

Starmer has a strong green record – but a rightwing backlash weakened his plans

Prime minister was forced to row back on some policies despite strong support among voters for climate action Keir Starmer has faced a problem no Labour government has needed to deal with before. His energy and climate policies – core to solving the cost of living crisis – have come under attack from opposition parties, which have made dismantling the agenda one of their top priorities, second only to immigration, in their pitch to voters. This is new in British politics, where a cross-party con

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BBC Politics22 Jun 2026

Podium and speakers placed on Downing Street

Podium and speakers are carried out of No. 11 ahead of a widely anticipated speech by the PM

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The Guardian Politics22 Jun 2026

‘Absolute nightmare’: Brexit bellwether constituencies revisited 10 years on

From north-east Scotland to Romford, London, what do those who spoke to the Guardian during the referendum campaign make of how it all panned out? The Guardian has revisited five bellwether constituencies we reported on during the 2016 EU referendum campaign, and asked those we spoke to at the time how they now feel about Brexit a decade on from the vote. Continue reading...

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Conservative Home22 Jun 2026

Luke Graham: Two recent results suggest that the writing isn’t on the wall for the Tories

Politics is rarely as straightforward as the polling makes out. Elections are still fought constituency by constituency, ward by ward and doorstep by doorstep. Aberdeen South and Swindon are reminders that electoral resilience matters, that local campaigning still counts and that recovery is possible long before the commentators notice it. The post Luke Graham: Two recent results suggest that the writing isn’t on the wall for the Tories appeared first on Conservative Home.

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