British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, appeared at Downing Street this morning and announced his resignation, although he will stay in the position until a new leader of the Labour Party is elected. "The question my party's parliamentary group is asking is who should lead us for the upcoming general elections, and I have accepted their answer," Starmer justified at the door of his official residence.
Starmer appeared surrounded by his closest team and informed that he has already spoken with King Charles III to inform him of his departure from office. His successor will almost certainly be Andy Burnham, who arrives in London today to swear in as a parliamentarian. Burnham has confirmed that he will run to succeed Starmer.
The replacement will not be immediate. Burnham, who still needs to secure the position in the Labour Party conference, wants Starmer to remain in the position for about three months to ensure a smooth transition. This means that Starmer will be the outgoing Prime Minister at the upcoming NATO summit (scheduled for July 7 and 8) and the Coalition of Volunteers supporting Ukraine.
Former British Health Minister Wes Streeting, who previously stated that he would run for the Labour leadership no matter what, has finally expressed his support for Burnham in a letter.
Burnham will take office as a member of parliament this Monday around 14:30 local time (15:30 Spanish peninsular time). This is a necessary step to aspire to the leadership of the Labour Party and subsequently assume the government leadership.