Trump says Starmer will resign as UK prime minister

Embattled ​British ⁠Prime Minister Keir ‌Starmer will ‌step down from ‌his post, US President ⁠Donald Trump posted on Sunday.

"Keir Starmer will resign ​as Prime Minister ‌of The United Kingdom," Trump ⁠wrote on Truth Social. "He failed ​badly ‌on ‌two very important subjects- IMMIGRATION ‌AND ENERGY (OPEN ‌NORTH ⁠SEA OIL!). I ‌wish him well!"

Starmer is facing a career-defining decision: step down or fight a possible challenge from Labour Party rival Andy Burnham.

Starmer has publicly vowed to stay in office, but pressure is building as more and more Labour Party colleagues conclude that his time is up.

Expectation is growing that he will announce a timetable for his resignation as soon as Monday. That's the day Burnham will be sworn in as a lawmaker in the House of Commons after winning a special election last week. Business Secretary Peter Kyle said Sunday that Starmer is "making time to reflect on the political realities, challenges and opportunities that he finds himself in." "I know he is a prime minister who always puts his country first," Kyle told the BBC, though he said that reports that Starmer will resign are "speculation."

Starmer is spending the weekend at Chequers, the country mansion used by prime ministers, with his family. He gave no public hint about his decision, but sent a Father's Day message on social media. "Being a dad is my greatest joy. Today, I'm thinking about my dad, and the father I am to my children because of him," he wrote on X.

Agencies