{"id":653393,"date":"2026-06-23T04:35:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T04:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/653393\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T04:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T04:35:13","slug":"andy-burnham-could-be-next-prime-minister-within-weeks-after-keir-starmer-resignation-uk-politics-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/653393\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Burnham could be next prime minister within weeks after Keir Starmer resignation \u2014 UK politics live"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Why Starmer\u2019s speech struck a chord with an ex-No 10 adviser<\/p>\n

Bryony Gooch23 June 2026 05:00<\/p>\n

<\/a>Recap in pictures: The moment Sir Keir Starmer announced his resignation\"(Andrew(Andrew Matthews\/PA) (PA Wire)\"\"(Getty)<\/p>\n

Bryony Gooch23 June 2026 04:00<\/p>\n

<\/a>Watch: Starmer resigns as prime minister – what next for the UK?Starmer resigns as prime minister – what next for the UK?<\/p>\n

Bryony Gooch23 June 2026 03:00<\/p>\n

<\/a>What would Andy Burnham as prime minister mean for Britain?<\/p>\n

Bryony Gooch23 June 2026 02:03<\/p>\n

<\/a>Poll: Brits think Starmer was right to resign<\/p>\n

Most Britons say it was right for Keir Starmer to resign (62 per cent), while only 19 per cent think he was wrong to do so, according to a YouGov snap poll.<\/p>\n

Even among 2024 Labour voters \u2013 who voted to put Keir Starmer in Downing Street two years ago \u2013 the tendency is likewise to think it is right for him to stand aside (52 per cent) than to remain (28 per cent).<\/p>\n

\"\"(YouGov)<\/p>\n

Bryony Gooch23 June 2026 01:00<\/p>\n

<\/a>Watch: Trump and other world leaders react after Starmer announces resignationTrump and other world leaders react after Starmer announces resignation<\/p>\n

Bryony Gooch23 June 2026 00:32<\/p>\n

<\/a>\u2060Forget Keir\u2019s teary goodbye \u2013 it\u2019s Victoria Starmer I feel sorry for<\/p>\n

Bryony Gooch23 June 2026 00:01<\/p>\n

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Bryony Gooch22 June 2026 23:30<\/p>\n

<\/a>Watch: Burnham has the right ‘vision, ideas and priorities’, says StreetingBurnham has the right ‘vision, ideas and priorities’, says Streeting<\/p>\n

Bryony Gooch22 June 2026 22:00<\/p>\n

<\/a>Trump repeats claims Starmer ‘is no Churchill’<\/p>\n

Donald Trump has repeated claims that Sir Keir Starmer was no Winston Churchill as he criticised the British prime minister.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was not Winston Churchill,\u201d he said in reference to Sir Keir Starmer\u2019s reticence to support the US conflict in Iran.<\/p>\n

\u201cStarmer wasn’t there, and you know what? The people of the UK did not like it that he wasn’t there. Starmer said no. Starmer said worse than no. He said we’ll be there as soon as you win.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"(PA)<\/p>\n

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