Starmer expected to announce exit plan to clear way for Burnham to become PM

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Keir Starmer is expected to announce his departure timetable as leader of the UK Labour Party, paving the way for Andy Burnham to become prime minister by autumn without a formal contest. This would mark the seventh UK prime minister change in a decade.

Ministers say Starmer will set out his intentions on Monday morning with an autumn departure the most likely option Keir Starmer is expected to announce a timetable for his departure on Monday morning, clearing the way for Andy Burnham to become prime minister without a formal contest by the autumn. Cabinet ministers say Starmer will set out his intentions outside No 10 Downing Street, starting a process of the UK installing its seventh prime minister in a decade. Continue reading...