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Keir Starmer announces resignation as UK prime minister and Labour Party leader

Name: Keir Starmer announces resignation as UK prime minister and Labour Party leader
Uploaded: 2026-06-22T07:44:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 43 s
Description: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans to step down as leader of the Labour Party after facing growing pressure to leave office. CBS News' Chris Livesay explains how local elections, reputational questions and other factors likely contributed to Starmer's decision.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans to step down as leader of the Labour Party after facing growing pressure to leave office. CBS News' Chris Livesay explains how local elections, reputational questions and other factors likely contributed to Starmer's decision.