00:00UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced his intention to resign.
00:05According to Reuters, a new leader is expected to take over by the time Parliament returns in September.
00:12Starmer said he would support whoever succeeds him at 10 Downing Street.
00:17His resignation comes less than two years after he secured a landslide election victory
00:22that promised to restore stability in British politics.
00:26Support for Starmer has declined amid growing criticism over weak economic performance,
00:32rising public dissatisfaction and internal party divisions.
00:36Pressure on Starmer intensified after outgoing Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham
00:42won a parliamentary return to Westminster in a high-profile contest.
00:47Britain is set to have its seventh Prime Minister since the Brexit vote 10 years ago,
00:52highlighting ongoing political instability in the country.
00:56Hanyu Drew, FMT.
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