U.K. Prime Minister announces resignation

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, has announced his resignation. He will also resign as leader of the Labour Party.

He asked the party to begin the process to select a new leader. The resignation becomes effective when the new leader is chosen.

The resignation comes after internal divisions within the governing party led to several resignations of ministers. There were also rifts on issues such as economic policy, immigration, and electoral strategy.

Initially, Starmer rejected calls to resign.