India, June 22 -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation, stepping down less than two years after leading the Labour Party to a landslide election victory in 2024. Starmer said he had "heard the answer" from his party regarding his leadership and would leave office once a successor is chosen.

Starmer will continue as caretaker prime minister until the Labour Party completes its leadership election process. His resignation follows weeks of mounting pressure from Labour lawmakers after poor local election results, declining public support and growing internal dissent within the party.

The crisis deepened after former Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham returned to Parliament through a recent by-election and emerge...