{"id":3175,"date":"2026-07-20T22:55:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/?p=3175"},"modified":"2026-07-20T22:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:25:08","slug":"starmer-tenders-resignation-to-king-charles-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/?p=3175","title":{"rendered":"Starmer tenders resignation to King Charles III"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"312\" data-id=\"3176\" src=\"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/International-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/International-2.png 449w, https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/International-2-300x208.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>London, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer tendered his resignation to King Charles III at Buckingham Palace on Monday after delivering a farewell speech outside 10 Downing Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his speech, Starmer said Britain was now &#8220;stronger and fairer,&#8221; urged the country not to &#8220;succumb to that division,&#8221; and wished Andy Burnham, who is set to be his successor, &#8220;every success,&#8221; saying he had his &#8220;full support.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starmer led the Labour Party to victory in the July 2024 general election, ending 14 years of Conservative rule, and formally took office as prime minister on July 5 that year, Xinhua News Agency reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starmer announced on June 22 that he would resign as Labour leader and step down as prime minister once a successor had been chosen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Newly elected Labour leader Burnham will travel to Buckingham Palace, where the king is expected to invite him to form a government. Burnham will then formally take office as prime minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Friday, Britain&#8217;s Labour Party announced that Andy Burnham has been confirmed as its leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Burnham, former Mayor of Greater Manchester, is expected to be appointed prime minister on Monday after Keir Starmer formally steps down, in accordance with established procedure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at the Trades Union Congress headquarters in central London, British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, who also chairs Labour&#8217;s National Executive Committee, said Burnham had received nominations from 379 Labour lawmakers. As the only candidate to reach the required threshold, he was declared leader without a ballot of party members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Burnham returned to parliament after winning the Makerfield by-election, whose result was declared on June 19. Starmer announced his resignation as Labour leader on June 22, saying he would remain Prime Minister until his successor was chosen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his speech, Burnham recalled working with Keir Starmer about a decade ago to draft the original version of the Hillsborough law following the second Hillsborough inquest, drawing on Starmer&#8217;s legal expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Burnham said Britain had taken a series of wrong turns since the 1980s, as political power became increasingly centralised while essential services such as housing, water, energy and transport were privatised.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer tendered his resignation to King Charles III at Buckingham Palace on Monday after delivering a farewell speech outside 10 Downing Street. 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