India, June 22 -- Pressure is mounting on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, with growing expectations that he could announce a timetable for his resignation as early as Monday amid increasing unrest within the ruling Labour Party.

Speculation intensified after Andy Burnham, the former Greater Manchester mayor and a prominent internal rival, won a special parliamentary election and entered Westminster with the stated aim of challenging Starmer's leadership. Starmer reportedly spent the weekend reflecting on his future, while his office declined to comment on reports of a possible exit.

Labour lawmakers have become increasingly frustrated by the government's declining popularity despite the party's landslide victory in the 2024 general elec...