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The Economic Times
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Starmer becomes sixth UK PM to quit in less than 10 years. What happens next?

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced his resignation after coming under growing pressure from within the Labour Party, becoming the sixth British prime minister to leave office in less than a decade. His departure triggers a leadership contest that will determine both Labour's next leader and the UK's next prime minister ahead of Parliament's return in September.

Announcing his decision, Starmer said questions about his leadership had become impossible to ignore.

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