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UK PM Starmer ready to quit as per report, but source says he is still focused on the job

LONDON - Britain's Observer newspaper said Prime Minister Keir Starmer was expected to resign ​on Monday and set out a timetable for ​his departure, though a government source said Starmer remained focused on getting on with ​the job of governing.

The threat to Starmer's position, which has been building for months, increased sharply on Friday when his rival Andy Burnham won a seat in parliament that would allow him to launch a formal leadership challenge.

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