Following a weekend of reflection at his country retreat, Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to announce a timetable for his resignation this morning.
The move comes after a crushing by-election victory for his chief rival, Andy Burnham, led to a collapse of support within Starmer's own cabinet. Burnham, the former Mayor of Manchester, is currently being sworn in as an MP and is widely tipped to take over the Labour leadership. While some allies urged Starmer to fight on, reports of "brutal" exchanges with ministers and public pressure from figures like Donald Trump appear to have made his position untenable.
Political observers are now waiting to see if he will opt for an immediate exit or stay on until autumn to finalize his legacy.
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