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BBC Politics22 Jun 2026

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's resignation speech in full

Sir Keir announces he will be step down as Labour leader and PM in a Downing Street address.

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BBC Politics22 Jun 2026

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's resignation speech in full

Sir Keir announces he will be step down as Labour leader and PM in a Downing Street address.

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BBC Politics22 Jun 2026

Watch Starmer's resignation speech in full

Sir Keir Starmer resigns as prime minister and leader of the Labour Party, in a statement outside 10 Downing Street.

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BBC Politics22 Jun 2026

Watch: Moment PM says he will step down

Keir Starmer announces his decision to quit in a speech outside No 10.

BBC Politics22 Jun 2026

Andy Burnham: Who is the man who may be the next PM?

A look back at the career of the man dubbed the 'King of the North', Andy Burnham.

BBC Politics22 Jun 2026

Minister: PM is thinking about how to respond

Baroness Jacqui Smith speaks about the prime minister and claims from US President Donald Trump that he will resign.

BBC Politics22 Jun 2026

Chris Mason: All eyes on Downing Street - what does the PM say, and when?

For the third time in four years, we appear on the brink of a prime minister announcing their plan to leave office, the BBC's political editor writes.

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BBC Politics21 Jun 2026

Chris Mason on the draining of the PM's authority

Watch analysis from BBC political editor Chris Mason.

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BBC Politics21 Jun 2026

People voted for me in spite of Starmer, says Jess Phillips

The Labour MP says the prime minister would be the "first to admit" her constituents did not vote for him.

BBC Politics21 Jun 2026

Starmer reflecting on political reality as he considers future, says ally

Cabinet minister Peter Kyle says the PM is "mindful of the interests of the country" amid calls for him to quit.

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BBC Politics21 Jun 2026

Signs grow that Starmer will set out timetable to resign as mood in government shifts

The BBC's Henry Zeffman and Nick Eardley on the mood in government as speculation grows about the prime minister's departure.

BBC Politics21 Jun 2026

'Uncertainty costs us', says former top civil servant

Former top civil servant Simon Case says uncertainty over the country's leadership costs it money.