OFFICIAL - Prime Minister Cries as he Resigns :

MONDAY 22ND JUNE - KEIR STARMER RESIGNS AS PRIME MINISTER

He will depart by September.



BREAKING: Keir Starmer cries as he resigns as UK Prime Minister. Sad end to a dismal tenure. Never seen such a big election win end in such abject failure so fast. Bottom line: he wanted power but didn’t know how to lead the country.
He was the ultimate man without a plan







Keir Starmer will set a timetable for his departure as Prime Minister on Monday, following pressure from the cabinet.

It is extremely likely that Andy Burnham will replace him.

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I have to say I have a long time friendly relationship with Andy Burnham over many years and have worked for him so I can not be impartial in this, but I am very very happy about this. Andy is so much better.

Still the same labour just another idiot in charge .
Could we worse than the dictator we have he will promise change and give nothing.
His record with the rape of Britain enquiry was shocking and for me get labour gone absolutely lost the plot old school left wing politics i could put up with but this lot not for me .
Andy Burnham wont be an elected pm and i fear he will promise big change and in reality offer nothing.
I cant stand the labour party

It’s a disgrace he can walk into the job with out there being a general election.

It’s a disgrace he can walk into the job with out there being a general election.

Ok, my opinion as someone relatively close to Andy:

I don't want a contest. It's pointless, Andy would storm it. I want him to just be installed as leader.

But he should call a general election within 12 months. I have also said this to other Andy supporters.

Should have added this is what I've been told by internal party sources and by Starmer supporters (as well as some media reporting it), it is not confirmed at time of writing.

I very much hope it will be confirmed soon.

First point - I am never and will never be a labour voter. I am not left leaning. I rarely if ever agree with their policies.

That being said. If he can come in and not be a spiteful vindictive tit and stops trying to erode my liberties with complex unworkable policies ill be happy. I always thought he came across well as Mayor in manchester. No one is perfect. I just want a steady hand. Starmer is as far away from a strong leader trying his best for the people as he can get. He is a petty bureaucrat with zero empathy. He has unleashed philipson and reeves on us who have been so devisive and destructive.
Burnam will ultimately serve whatever time he wishes up to the point we are set to have an election. Its our system. I dont anticipate him doing a Rishi and calling an election before his policies kick in

It’s a disgrace he can walk into the job with out there being a general election.

Ok, my opinion as someone relatively close to Andy:

I don't want a contest. It's pointless, Andy would storm it. I want him to just be installed as leader.

But he should call a general election within 12 months. I have also said this to other Andy supporters.

Ned, you know the guy (Burnham), so your opinion is of value

I believe he will get ‘the job’ but I agree that he should call a general election within 12 months, at which point he will have had time to show the British public his direction of travel

The Labour Party berated the Tories for not doing similar in recent times, so it would be the right and fair thing to do

First point - I am never and will never be a labour voter. I am not left leaning. I rarely if ever agree with their policies.

That being said. If he can come in and not be a spiteful vindictive tit and stops trying to erode my liberties with complex unworkable policies ill be happy. I always thought he came across well as Mayor in manchester. No one is perfect. I just want a steady hand. Starmer is as far away from a strong leader trying his best for the people as he can get. He is a petty bureaucrat with zero empathy. He has unleashed philipson and reeves on us who have been so devisive and destructive.
Burnam will ultimately serve whatever time he wishes up to the point we are set to have an election. Its our system. I dont anticipate him doing a Rishi and calling an election before his policies kick in

A fair response. Can accept people not liking a party or a person but your reply is propositionate, unlike just writing things off.

This is the information I've been given and the fact that some media are now saying it suggests it's likely.

If the information is not correct then a bruising leadership contest is coming which everyone knows Andy will win.

But as I said, I hope Andy will go to the country within 12 months because that's the right thing to do. I said Sunak should have done that so I can't be a hypocrite.

It’s a disgrace he can walk into the job with out there being a general election.

Ok, my opinion as someone relatively close to Andy:

I don't want a contest. It's pointless, Andy would storm it. I want him to just be installed as leader.

But he should call a general election within 12 months. I have also said this to other Andy supporters.

Ned, you know the guy (Burnham), so your opinion is of value

I believe he will get ‘the job’ but I agree that he should call a general election within 12 months, at which point he will have had time to show the British public his direction of travel

The Labour Party berated the Tories for not doing similar in recent times, so it would be the right and fair thing to do

Chris, I totally agree with you.

It’s a disgrace he can walk into the job with out there being a general election.

Ok, my opinion as someone relatively close to Andy:

I don't want a contest. It's pointless, Andy would storm it. I want him to just be installed as leader.

But he should call a general election within 12 months. I have also said this to other Andy supporters.

I will leave the party if he is just given the leadership without a fair contest.

I voted for Starmer as leader and it appears my vote has been overruled by the MPs parachuting and installing Burnham.

First point - I am never and will never be a labour voter. I am not left leaning. I rarely if ever agree with their policies.

That being said. If he can come in and not be a spiteful vindictive tit and stops trying to erode my liberties with complex unworkable policies ill be happy. I always thought he came across well as Mayor in manchester. No one is perfect. I just want a steady hand. Starmer is as far away from a strong leader trying his best for the people as he can get. He is a petty bureaucrat with zero empathy. He has unleashed philipson and reeves on us who have been so devisive and destructive.
Burnam will ultimately serve whatever time he wishes up to the point we are set to have an election. Its our system. I dont anticipate him doing a Rishi and calling an election before his policies kick in

A fair response. Can accept people not liking a party or a person but your reply is propositionate, unlike just writing things off.

This is the information I've been given and the fact that some media are now saying it suggests it's likely.

If the information is not correct then a bruising leadership contest is coming which everyone knows Andy will win.

But as I said, I hope Andy will go to the country within 12 months because that's the right thing to do. I said Sunak should have done that so I can't be a hypocrite.

Starmer strikes me as just the type of person that would want a bruising leadership contest. But he’s a god awful PM.

It’s a rather sad state of affairs that a Labour Party with the majority they had. Needed to get someone in that wasn’t an MP to have someone remotely capable to try and lead them.

From what I said I’d like to see - do you think I’ll
See it? Currently their answer to everything is tax more. Restrict more. Regulate more. They are woefully out of their depth.

I just want to be left alone and not treated like Rachel reeves personal bank account

First point - I am never and will never be a labour voter. I am not left leaning. I rarely if ever agree with their policies.

That being said. If he can come in and not be a spiteful vindictive tit and stops trying to erode my liberties with complex unworkable policies ill be happy. I always thought he came across well as Mayor in manchester. No one is perfect. I just want a steady hand. Starmer is as far away from a strong leader trying his best for the people as he can get. He is a petty bureaucrat with zero empathy. He has unleashed philipson and reeves on us who have been so devisive and destructive.
Burnam will ultimately serve whatever time he wishes up to the point we are set to have an election. Its our system. I dont anticipate him doing a Rishi and calling an election before his policies kick in

A fair response. Can accept people not liking a party or a person but your reply is propositionate, unlike just writing things off.

This is the information I've been given and the fact that some media are now saying it suggests it's likely.

If the information is not correct then a bruising leadership contest is coming which everyone knows Andy will win.

But as I said, I hope Andy will go to the country within 12 months because that's the right thing to do. I said Sunak should have done that so I can't be a hypocrite.

Starmer strikes me as just the type of person that would want a bruising leadership contest. But he’s a god awful PM.

It’s a rather sad state of affairs that a Labour Party with the majority they had. Needed to get someone in that wasn’t an MP to have someone remotely capable to try and lead them.

From what I said I’d like to see - do you think I’ll
See it? Currently their answer to everything is tax more. Restrict more. Regulate more. They are woefully out of their depth.

I just want to be left alone and not treated like Rachel reeves personal bank account

Reports I'm hearing are that Starmer has seen reality.

If he hasn't, the bruising contest will see Andy obliterate him. I use the word obliterate deliberately. I could use the word humiliate - people who voted for Labour (like someone on this thread) because of Starmer should reflect on that.

Keir Starmer will never win for Labour again. Andy Burnham has won in the last week and, although the odds are against him, could win again.

It’s a disgrace he can walk into the job with out there being a general election.

Ok, my opinion as someone relatively close to Andy:

I don't want a contest. It's pointless, Andy would storm it. I want him to just be installed as leader.

But he should call a general election within 12 months. I have also said this to other Andy supporters.

I will leave the party if he is just given the leadership without a fair contest.

I voted for Starmer as leader and it appears my vote has been overruled by the MPs parachuting and installing Burnham.

I also voted for Starmer in 2020, I'll admit that. I also voted for Andy in 2010 and 2015, but we lost.

I want him to leave with any dignity he has left within the party.

Unfortunately the PM has shown himself to be an ineffectual leader. We need a coronation of Andy and a GE within 12 months.

It’s a disgrace he can walk into the job with out there being a general election.

Ok, my opinion as someone relatively close to Andy:

I don't want a contest. It's pointless, Andy would storm it. I want him to just be installed as leader.

But he should call a general election within 12 months. I have also said this to other Andy supporters.

I will leave the party if he is just given the leadership without a fair contest.

I voted for Starmer as leader and it appears my vote has been overruled by the MPs parachuting and installing Burnham.

I also voted for Starmer in 2020, I'll admit that. I also voted for Andy in 2010 and 2015, but we lost.

I want him to leave with any dignity he has left within the party.

Unfortunately the PM has shown himself to be an ineffectual leader. We need a coronation of Andy and a GE within 12 months.

I think that the way Burnham has handled himself has been an absolute disgrace and blindingly egotistical.

The amount of times in the run up to the by-election that he said one thing that he thought people wanted to hear to then quickly u-turn on it within hours was shameful.

The fact you were able to vote for him in 2010, 2015 and now he’s again running for leader shows everything about his blind ambition to be PM.

I used to like him, but being jokingly crowned “King in the North” has clearly gotten to his head and now he’s thrown the party into chaos with his self serving entitlement.

It will be an absolute disgrace to the Party if he is installed as leader without a proper leadership contest and as previously said I will be cancelling my membership immediately if it happens.

It’s a disgrace he can walk into the job with out there being a general election.

Ok, my opinion as someone relatively close to Andy:

I don't want a contest. It's pointless, Andy would storm it. I want him to just be installed as leader.

But he should call a general election within 12 months. I have also said this to other Andy supporters.

I will leave the party if he is just given the leadership without a fair contest.

I voted for Starmer as leader and it appears my vote has been overruled by the MPs parachuting and installing Burnham.

I also voted for Starmer in 2020, I'll admit that. I also voted for Andy in 2010 and 2015, but we lost.

I want him to leave with any dignity he has left within the party.

Unfortunately the PM has shown himself to be an ineffectual leader. We need a coronation of Andy and a GE within 12 months.

I think that the way Burnham has handled himself has been an absolute disgrace and blindingly egotistical.

The amount of times in the run up to the by-election that he said one thing that he thought people wanted to hear to then quickly u-turn on it within hours was shameful.

The fact you were able to vote for him in 2010, 2015 and now he’s again running for leader shows everything about his blind ambition to be PM.

I used to like him, but being jokingly crowned “King in the North” has clearly gotten to his head and now he’s thrown the party into chaos with his self serving entitlement.

It will be an absolute disgrace to the Party if he is installed as leader without a proper leadership contest and as previously said I will be cancelling my membership immediately if it happens.

I am shocked that you (assuming a Labour voter by your comments, apologies if not) can say that.

Andy has fought for injustices over so many years.

He was the one who effectively got the response needed from Hillsborough.

He fought for his community in COVID.

I would suggest you're the one that's blind, ignoring that being Labour is all about helping communities - exactly what Andy has done.

It’s a disgrace he can walk into the job with out there being a general election.

Ok, my opinion as someone relatively close to Andy:

I don't want a contest. It's pointless, Andy would storm it. I want him to just be installed as leader.

But he should call a general election within 12 months. I have also said this to other Andy supporters.

I will leave the party if he is just given the leadership without a fair contest.

I voted for Starmer as leader and it appears my vote has been overruled by the MPs parachuting and installing Burnham.

I also voted for Starmer in 2020, I'll admit that. I also voted for Andy in 2010 and 2015, but we lost.

I want him to leave with any dignity he has left within the party.

Unfortunately the PM has shown himself to be an ineffectual leader. We need a coronation of Andy and a GE within 12 months.

I think that the way Burnham has handled himself has been an absolute disgrace and blindingly egotistical.

The amount of times in the run up to the by-election that he said one thing that he thought people wanted to hear to then quickly u-turn on it within hours was shameful.

The fact you were able to vote for him in 2010, 2015 and now he’s again running for leader shows everything about his blind ambition to be PM.

I used to like him, but being jokingly crowned “King in the North” has clearly gotten to his head and now he’s thrown the party into chaos with his self serving entitlement.

It will be an absolute disgrace to the Party if he is installed as leader without a proper leadership contest and as previously said I will be cancelling my membership immediately if it happens.

I am shocked that you (assuming a Labour voter by your comments, apologies if not) can say that.

Andy has fought for injustices over so many years.

He was the one who effectively got the response needed from Hillsborough.

He fought for his community in COVID.

I would suggest you're the one that's blind, ignoring that being Labour is all about helping communities - exactly what Andy has done.

How exactly did he fight for his community in COVID.
Did he support those who said it was a lab leak, or did he echo the “you can’t say that because it’s racist” narrative. Is he going to go after those public sector parasites who turned a blind eye to the industrial scale rape of vulnerable British girls.

The problem for politicos is they are so much on the inside or their side, they can't see the wood for the trees.

My vote changes based on my and the country's circumstances. I voted for Labour last time, whilst Tories the previous, and even Lib Dems for the coalition government.

The dice were fully loaded at Makerfield, a top-level local politician who, in all likelihood, was going to be PM. Whatever party i would love to have the PM's office running my constituency as you go to the top of the queue very qucikly so it doesn't look like the PM has forgotten his people!

Starmer, like Boris, is a top-level charismatic talker, "a politician" in other words. The problem is that the country wants results and quickly. They all need to stop pissing on my back and tell me it's raining.

As a independent minded voted i voted out the Tories, but the PM somehow thought that was permission from the public to act like a nanny state dictator.

Labour gets obliterated in 12 months, there is nothing Burnham can do that will demonstrate the results the country wants to see in that time. Sweet talking is just that,talk. The country is to the right of labour, not reform or restore right, but much to the right of labour. I doubt the Tories can be trusted to take that up but who knows.

Trump has won twice because he is not a politician; he gets things done (mainly badly),, but he does get things done.

we live in interesting times

It’s a disgrace he can walk into the job with out there being a general election.

Ok, my opinion as someone relatively close to Andy:

I don't want a contest. It's pointless, Andy would storm it. I want him to just be installed as leader.

But he should call a general election within 12 months. I have also said this to other Andy supporters.

I will leave the party if he is just given the leadership without a fair contest.

I voted for Starmer as leader and it appears my vote has been overruled by the MPs parachuting and installing Burnham.

I also voted for Starmer in 2020, I'll admit that. I also voted for Andy in 2010 and 2015, but we lost.

I want him to leave with any dignity he has left within the party.

Unfortunately the PM has shown himself to be an ineffectual leader. We need a coronation of Andy and a GE within 12 months.

I think that the way Burnham has handled himself has been an absolute disgrace and blindingly egotistical.

The amount of times in the run up to the by-election that he said one thing that he thought people wanted to hear to then quickly u-turn on it within hours was shameful.

The fact you were able to vote for him in 2010, 2015 and now he’s again running for leader shows everything about his blind ambition to be PM.

I used to like him, but being jokingly crowned “King in the North” has clearly gotten to his head and now he’s thrown the party into chaos with his self serving entitlement.

It will be an absolute disgrace to the Party if he is installed as leader without a proper leadership contest and as previously said I will be cancelling my membership immediately if it happens.

I am shocked that you (assuming a Labour voter by your comments, apologies if not) can say that.

Andy has fought for injustices over so many years.

He was the one who effectively got the response needed from Hillsborough.

He fought for his community in COVID.

I would suggest you're the one that's blind, ignoring that being Labour is all about helping communities - exactly what Andy has done.

How exactly did he fight for his community in COVID.
Did he support those who said it was a lab leak, or did he echo the “you can’t say that because it’s racist” narrative. Is he going to go after those public sector parasites who turned a blind eye to the industrial scale rape of vulnerable British girls.

Didn't he argue for tougher restrictions in Manchester with Boris? Make of that what you will. Good luck to him when Starmer is eventually kicked out, but he's unlikely to fix the problems. You've got an electorate that have consistently voted for someone to sort out immigration nobody has and Burnham probably won't even try

I think that you should vote for the policies and manifestoes of a poliital party rather than the figurehead of that party.
In other words, Labour voters should have voted for the party rather than Kier Starmer.

Therefore, if and when Starmer is replaced, the party will obviously remain in power for the period elected for.

If this man becomes pm we are all doomed in this country if he goes harder to the left with woke ideology and indoctrination into schools and universities and open boarders with more multiculturalism them my country as i know it over my 53 years will be gone no more .
We will all live in a society of socialism which leads to communism and it doesn't work.
This guy is out for himself we have a general election soon as the leadership has been decided in the labour party its the fair right and just thing to do to let the people decide who they want .
Afterall labour got in with a very low vote in the first palce.

His complete failure in the grooming gangs inquiry and he can defend it all he wants hes a failure he let down children.
If a government cant look out for our children they shouldn't be in power its a fundamental fact the we should expect our young to be cared for and protected.
Andy burnham doesn't care for makersfield he used the area that voted labour since 1983 to just to get into parliament.

That said under labour its impossible to run a business and free speech is under threat which means the very essence of our country is under threat.
Thats my personal opinion on this guy and the labour party .the old school left politics i have no problem with but new left politics is dangerous

Please BBM, make a quick signing FFS.

Yet another political thread. What is f#$k is happening on this forum??? See enough of this sh!t on the TV everytime I turn it on.

I think people on here are wrong about two things.

First, Reform are not the unstoppable force they think. They have just lost a by-election that they really should have won.

Am I saying Labour would an election if it was tomorrow? Of course not, but let's not pretend Reform are miles ahead - they're not.

Also, immigration is not the top priority of most voters. It is, and always will be, how much money they have.

He will have a job looking after his new constituents in Manchester if he is prime minister, but sod them i was only using them to feather my own nest .

If this man becomes pm we are all doomed in this country if he goes harder to the left with woke ideology and indoctrination into schools and universities and open boarders with more multiculturalism them my country as i know it over my 53 years will be gone no more .
We will all live in a society of socialism which leads to communism and it doesn't work.
This guy is out for himself we have a general election soon as the leadership has been decided in the labour party its the fair right and just thing to do to let the people decide who they want .
Afterall labour got in with a very low vote in the first palce.

His complete failure in the grooming gangs inquiry and he can defend it all he wants hes a failure he let down children.
If a government cant look out for our children they shouldn't be in power its a fundamental fact the we should expect our young to be cared for and protected.
Andy burnham doesn't care for makersfield he used the area that voted labour since 1983 to just to get into parliament.

That said under labour its impossible to run a business and free speech is under threat which means the very essence of our country is under threat.
Thats my personal opinion on this guy and the labour party .the old school left politics i have no problem with but new left politics is dangerous

Starmer is the biggest threat to freedom of speech, this country has ever had. Be interesting to see what Burnhams stance on this is. IMHO a Burnham PM is like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

I think people on here are wrong about two things.

First, Reform are not the unstoppable force they think. They have just lost a by-election that they really should have won.

Am I saying Labour would an election if it was tomorrow? Of course not, but let's not pretend Reform are miles ahead - they're not.

Also, immigration is not the top priority of most voters. It is, and always will be, how much money they have.

This in a nutshell is the problem with the Labour party your gassing yourselves up because you've won a by election that everyone else thought you'd win because it was the Starmer out vote and now your the underdog instead of heavy favorite. Economics will always beat immigration but let's be honest it's linked to food and fuel prices so any wins from that are linked to global markets which Burnham will have zero control over. He can do something about energy costs (scrap net zero) won't happen. Reform are inevitable because they've completely replaced the Tory party in the two horse race

I think people on here are wrong about two things.

First, Reform are not the unstoppable force they think. They have just lost a by-election that they really should have won.

Am I saying Labour would an election if it was tomorrow? Of course not, but let's not pretend Reform are miles ahead - they're not.

Also, immigration is not the top priority of most voters. It is, and always will be, how much money they have.

But, Reform is where the working class is. I should vote for reform, their midpoint is where i feel we should be for a short while, then i hear some of the bollox from those to the right of their mean, and they scare the c8ap out of me, restore even more.

Labour is a middle-class metropolitan party and having a leader with a northern accent won't move the needle much. The bounce will be measured in weeks rather than months.

Illegal immigration is the optic that demonstrates the state isn't working. Immigration has been great for this country when we control it. Asylum seekers who spent weeks and thousands of dollars to get here, then take years in state-sponsored limbo to establish whether they can stay here, and have proved to be of next to no value being here. No IT programmers or doctors cross on dingy's!!!

If the election is 12 months away, i'll hold my nose and vote for reform (not sure what they did in Cardiff North) unless Burnham can DEMONSTRATE instant changes.

So after two year of open borders, two-tier policing, spending billions on housing and clothing illegal immigrants who have invaded our country and betraying the very people of Britain who voted for him, two-tier Keir is finally going.

That should be excellent news....... however he will be replaced by someone who is part of the huge grooming gang cover up. White working class girls in Makerfield were raped and trafficked by asian monsters but when asked about this he called it "propaganda" and said campaigners for justice were creating "hate".

He was a minister of the home office when reports of abuse and rape by grooming gangs poured in and was also there when the home office shut down "Operation Augusta".

Even when mayor of Manchester he resisted a proper national enquiry for many years. Eventually he commissioned a local review, but the two men leading it resigned after being blocked from accessing crucial information........Hmmmmm!

So after two year of open borders, two-tier policing, spending billions on housing and clothing illegal immigrants who have invaded our country and betraying the very people of Britain who voted for him, two-tier Keir is finally going.

That should be excellent news....... however he will be replaced by someone who is part of the huge grooming gang cover up. White working class girls in Makerfield were raped and trafficked by asian monsters but when asked about this he called it "propaganda" and said campaigners for justice were creating "hate".

He was a minister of the home office when reports of abuse and rape by grooming gangs poured in and was also there when the home office shut down "Operation Augusta".

Even when mayor of Manchester he resisted a proper national enquiry for many years. Eventually he commissioned a local review, but the two men leading it resigned after being blocked from accessing crucial information........Hmmmmm!

I'd get yourself off X (Twitter). Go and speak to some real people and enjoy the sunshine. Stop being brainwashed by Musk bots online.

Burnham will be hamstrung by the Markets as was Starmer and Liz Truss. Burnham hinted at fiscal/monetery change while campaigning and the markets reacted badly, he was forced to make a statement rolling back on the prospect of radical change. So in short, no meaningful change