00:00British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced he will step down as leader of the Labour Party
00:05on Monday, bowing to mounting internal pressure following a bruising round of local elections.
00:11Delivering an emotional speech outside 10 Downing Street, Starmer confirmed he accepts
00:16the party's decision with good grace and will remain as caretaker prime minister until
00:21a successor is chosen in September.
00:22And when I leave the biggest job in the country, I shall spend more time on the most important
00:30job, being the best husband I can to my fantastic wife, Thicke, who has been a rock by my side
00:38through good times and bad, and being the best dad I can to my beautiful children, who
00:46are my pride and my joy.
00:49Thank you very much.
00:52The dramatic downfall was triggered after former Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham
00:57won a crucial by-election in Makerfield, gaining a seat in the House of Commons and positioning
01:02himself as the favourite to take power.
01:06Responding to the resignation, Hard Right Reform UK leader Nigel Farage demanded an immediate
01:11general election, insisting that the British public will not accept another professional
01:16politician being pushed into office.
01:19European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen praised Starmer for his statesmanship,
01:23noting his work in strengthening continental and Ukrainian security during his two years
01:28in office.
01:29The impending transition will see the United Kingdom appoint its seventh prime minister in
01:34just ten years, highlighting a decade of intense political volatility across Westminster.
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