Pakistan, June 22 -- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has resigned after just two years in office, bringing an abrupt end to a leadership that began with a landslide election victory but ended amid internal party pressure and falling public support.

Starmer, who led the Labour Party to a historic parliamentary majority in 2024, announced on Monday that he would step down and oversee an orderly transition of power within the party. His resignation follows growing discontent among Labour lawmakers and a decisive by-election victory by rival Andy Burnham, who is now widely seen as the frontrunner to succeed him.

Once praised for offering stability after years of political turbulence in Britain, Starmer increasingly faced criticism for lackin...