Female MPs urge Burnham to ensure Labour lead by example on equality should he become prime minister.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer hailed his brief premiership as he announced he was leaving as prime minister after not getting the support of his fellow Labour Party members. Starmer says he will stay on as prime minister until the Labour Party leadership contest is completed.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has admitted defeat, resigning less than two years after leading his party to a massive victory in 2024

British politics has become increasingly volatile and fragmented, with no party able to command the substantial backing of the public that was once routine. The results from England’s local elections in May illustrate just how far politics has moved from the two-party dominance that characterised much of the 20th century.

British PM Keir Starmer announced his resignation after Labour's devastating local election losses and a mounting revolt from within his own party ranks.

His departure in the coming weeks clears a path for Andy Burnham, a popular Labour Party mayor, to become the country’s seventh prime minister in a decade.

Labour minister Mike Tapp has called for a law to be introduced forcing a general election if a party in power changes its leader.

Last week’s United Kingdom general election delivered a historic result. The Labour Party under Keir Starmer won a landslide majority in the House of Commons, within a few seats of Tony Blair’s epochal 1997 victory. The Conservatives were shattered.

Keir Starmer of Britain resigned as leader of the Labour Party and said he would remain prime minister until a new party leader was selected.

South Gloucestershire councillor Sean Rhodes says the government's SEND plans were the "final straw".