British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation Monday after less than two years in office. Starmer is the sixth Prime Minister to resign in the decade since the Brexit vote, raising major questions about where the country’s fractured political system goes from here.

On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg Executive Editor Edward Evans joins guest host Wendy Benjaminson from London to discuss the turmoil at 10 Downing Street. They explore what led to Starmer’s resignation, how soon the man poised to replace him, Labour Party frontrunner Andy Burnham, could call a general election and how the UK’s other political parties might take advantage of the power vacuum.

Read more: Burnham Poised for Power in UK After Starmer Steps Aside


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Hosted by Wendy Benjaminson; Produced by Julia Press; Reported by Edward Evans; Edited by Tracey Samuelson.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation Monday after less than two years in office. Starmer is the sixth Prime Minister to resign in the decade since the Brexit vote, raising major questions about where the country&rsquo;s fractured political system goes from here.
On today&rsquo;s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg Executive Editor Edward Evans joins guest host Wendy Benjaminson from London to discuss the turmoil at 10 Downing Street. They explore what led to Starmer&rsquo;s resignation, how soon the man poised to replace him, Labour Party frontrunner Andy Burnham, could call a general election and how the UK&rsquo;s other political parties might take advantage of the power vacuum.
Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-22/burnham-poised-for-power-in-uk-after-starmer-agrees-to-step-down?srnd=homepage-americas">Burnham Poised for Power in UK After Starmer Steps Aside </a>
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Hosted by Wendy Benjaminson; Produced by Julia Press; Reported by Edward Evans; Edited by Tracey Samuelson.
Fact-checking by Victor Swezey and Laura Newcombe; Engineering by Emma Munger.
Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

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And Starmer Makes Six, Why Britain Can’t Keep a Prime Minister

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