Following months of intense speculation, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has officially resigned from office.

Facing severe political pressure and plummeting popularity, the Labor Party leader announced his departure on Monday (June 22), Reuters reports.

According to reports, Starmer emerged from 10 Downing Street alongside his wife to cheers and applause as he publicly declared his resignation.

His exit paves the way for an orderly transition of power to his party rival, Andy Burnham, positioning the United Kingdom to welcome its seventh prime minister in a decade.

Starmer took office following a landslide victory in the 2024 general election, promising to bring stability to the UK's turbulent political landscape. However, his resignation comes less than two years into his term, leaving those promises unfulfilled.

Pressure had been mounting on the British Prime Minister for months, reaching a tipping point last Friday when the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, secured a resounding victory in a parliamentary by-election to return to the House of Commons.

Burnham’s victory has injected fresh momentum into Labor lawmakers, many of whom believe the charismatic orator is best suited to revive the fortunes of a party that had been steadily losing public support under Starmer’s leadership.