Keir Starmer to stay on as MP but unlikely to want cabinet role

Spokesperson says departing PM will serve out remainder of his term representing Holborn and St Pancras UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer will remain the MP for Holborn and St Pancras after standing down as prime minister, Downing Street has confirmed. Starmer’s spokesperson said he was not expecting to take a role in Andy Burnham’s cabinet if offered one, though some MPs have suggested Burnham could make Starmer foreign secretary. Continue reading...

By Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

What does British PM's resignation mean for European security?

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was widely known for his support of Ukraine and his efforts towards a new EU–UK defense partnership. What will happen to those policies now that Starmer has announced his resignation?

UK’s revolving door of prime ministers reveals a deeper malaise

The resignation of Prime Minister Keir Starmer has once again plunged British politics into uncertainty. Britain is now poised to welcome its seventh prime minister in a decade: after David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and now Starmer, yet another successor is waiting in the wings. For a country that often presents itself as a model of political stability and democratic governance, such an extraordinary turnover of leadership raises questions about the...

By Michael Jinghan Zeng