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Prime Minister of United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, announced his resignation connected Monday (June 22, 2026), with a time-table of his expected departure from power, successful a televised code from 10 Downing Street successful London.
His resignation comes connected the heels of his sojourn to the U.S. arsenic portion of the G7 Summit and discussions with leaders astir the aboriginal of the wider situation successful West Asia.
Mr. Starmer is present the thirteenth Prime Minister to resign successful the U.K.’s past and the sixth aft the state separated from the EU., a process acronymed arsenic Brexit. Other sanction of leaders who resigned see Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak, and Liz Truss.
Here’s a database of the PMs who person resigned successful the UK since its separation from the European Union.
Keir Starmer
Mr. Starmer took bureau connected July 5, 2024 and is expected to beryllium the caretaker Prime Minister of the UK until a caller PM is elected successful the country. His resignation comes aft months of interior turmoil wrong the Labour Party.
Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak makes a abbreviated code extracurricular Downing Street earlier resigning successful 2024. | Photo Credit: Kin Cheung
Indian-origin Rishi Sunak took bureau connected October 24, 2022 and resigned from powerfulness successful 2024, pursuing the plummeting popularity numbers of the Conservative Party. His links to India and his parental links to different parts of the satellite made him vastly fashionable amongst the Indian diaspora, until his popularity declined starring to his resignation.
Liz Truss
Former UK PM Liz Truss announces her resignation successful 2022. | Photo Credit: Reuters
Liz Truss became the Prime Minister of the UK connected September 5, 2022 and near bureau connected October 24, 2022. She became the shortest-serving PM of the state and served for conscionable 49 days owed to a governmental situation wrong the nation’s polity and the Conservative Party. Social media remembers Ms. Truss aft a YouTube watercourse compared her tenure to that of a cabbage rotting.
Boris Johnson
Former-UK PM Boris Johnson speaks successful London successful 2022. | Photo Credit: AP
Boris Johnson served arsenic the UK PM and person of the Conservative Party from July 24, 2019, to September 6, 2022. He stepped down from powerfulness pursuing a wide rebellion wrong his ain government. His tenure saw aggregate scandals, including what is called the ‘Party Gate.’
Theresa May
Theresa May
Theresa May served arsenic the U.K. PM from July 13, 2016, to July 24, 2019 and had to resign pursuing a rebellion from some pro-Brexit and anti-Brexit factions wrong the Conservative Party.
David Cameron
Former U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron. | Photo Credit: AFP
David Cameron resigned from his station arsenic PM and person of the Conservative Party connected June 24, 2016, pursuing a referendum successful which 52% of radical voted to permission the European Union. He announced his resignation the adjacent greeting aft championing the ‘Remain’ faction and pushing for the federation to stay wrong the European bloc.
Who volition beryllium the adjacent PM of UK?
The adjacent PM of the UK volition beryllium determined by elections held successful the coming weeks. Keir Starmer’s rival, Andy Burnham, won an important parliamentary spot successful North West England connected June 19, 2026, mounting the signifier for him to perchance vie for the apical post.
