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Starmer expected to announce departure on Monday as growing numbers of MPs back Burnham for PM – UK politics live

The Guardian UK Sunday 21 June 2026, 08:50 UTC By Yohannes Lowe 1 min read
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Business secretary says PM spending the weekend ‘making time to reflect on the political realities’ he facesKeir Starmer expected to announce departure as prime minister on MondayThe foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, has told Keir Starmer he should stand down as prime minister, Sky News is reporting. Ed Miliband, the climate change secretary, Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, and transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, have all also urged the prime minister to lay out a timetable for his...

Business secretary says PM spending the weekend ‘making time to reflect on the political realities’ he faces

The foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, has told Keir Starmer he should stand down as prime minister, Sky News is reporting.

Ed Miliband, the climate change secretary, Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, and transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, have all also urged the prime minister to lay out a timetable for his departure from No 10, according to other news reports.

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