UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is reportedly considering resigning after several ministers called on him to present a timeline for his departure, according to The Times. He discussed the decision with his family over the weekend.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is reportedly consulting his family over whether to resign, after several cabinet ministers demanded he set a departure timeline, The Times reported Saturday. The crisis follows Andy Burnham's by-election victory on Friday, which strengthened the challenge to Starmer's leadership — as The Zioneer reported at 13:41 Friday. A second bulletin at 19:45 noted Starmer was weighing whether to remain Labour leader, with a decision expected by the end of this week. The new Times report adds that ministers have now explicitly called on Starmer to present a timeline for stepping down, raising the pressure on the embattled prime minister. It remains unclear whether Starmer intends to resign immediately or set a date for a leadership transition; no official statement from Downing Street has been issued.
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