The Moment UK PM Suddenly Resigns, Hugs and Kisses Wife

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer officially resigned on Monday (22/6/2026). UK politics has been heating up over the past decade. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation schedule outside 10 Downing Street, London, on Monday morning local time. He said the UK will have a new prime minister in September, with nominations opening on 1 July. Starmer had been in power for less than two years. He won the general election by a landslide, promising to end the chaos in British politics. Threats to Starmer’s leadership had been mounting for months, escalating sharply on Friday when his rival, former Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, won a parliamentary by-election decisively to return to Westminster. “The question my party has asked is whether I am the right person to lead us into the next general election, I have heard the answer from my parliamentary party to that question, and I accept that answer with good grace,” he said outside Downing Street. Starmer thanked his colleagues for their support. His voice trembled with emotion during the statement as he also paid tribute to his wife and children. Hugs and kisses were captured in several shared photographs. British politics has been particularly dynamic in recent years, with the country seeing six different prime ministers over the past decade. The UK currently has the highest borrowing costs among the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy nations due to high debt and interest payments, sluggish economic growth over many years, difficulties in cutting spending, and the need to invest in areas such as defence. As Starmer made his announcement, the pound sterling and UK government bonds remained stable, as the move had been widely anticipated by investors.