{"id":650167,"date":"2026-06-21T07:01:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T07:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/650167\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T07:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T07:01:11","slug":"uk-pm-starmer-reportedly-ready-to-quit-source-says-hes-focused-on-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/650167\/","title":{"rendered":"UK PM Starmer reportedly ready to quit, source says he’s focused on job"},"content":{"rendered":"

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to media as he reacts to the local Council Election results at AFC Wimbledon on May 9, 2026 in London, England. <\/p>\n

Alishia Abodunde | Getty Images News | Getty Images<\/p>\n

Britain’s Observer newspaper said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was expected to resign on Monday and set out a timetable for his departure, though a government source said Starmer remained focused on getting on with the job of governing.<\/p>\n

The threat to Starmer’s position, which has been building for months, increased sharply on Friday when his rival Andy Burnham won a seat in parliament that would allow him to launch a formal leadership challenge.<\/p>\n

The Observer report<\/a> said Starmer was discussing the matter with his wife at his Chequers country residence before making a final decision, but that senior Labour figures expected a clear statement on his future as early as Monday.<\/p>\n

However, a government source said Starmer remained focused on his job and pointed to previous statements to that effect.<\/p>\n

The British leader said on Friday he would fight any challenge to his position and urged Labour not to tear itself apart with infighting.<\/p>\n

More than 100 elected lawmakers in his party \u2014 roughly a quarter of all Labour representatives in the House of Commons \u2014 have publicly said they want Starmer to quit or set out a timetable for his exit.<\/p>\n

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