Keir Starmer has resigned as Prime Minister.

Speaking outside number 10 on Monday morning the prime minister said he accepted that his party does not believe he is best placed to lead the country at the next general election. In an emotional speech he also thanked his wife and said he wanted to be the “best dad I can to my beautiful children”.

Meanwhile, Andy Burnham has arrived in Westminster to be sworn in as the new MP for Makerfield. Burnham has confirmed he’ll stand to replace Starmer, and is currently the only candidate after Wes Streeting announced he was now backing Burnham.

James, Chris and Joe discuss another momentous day in Westminster.

00:00 Keir Starmer resigns as Prime Minister
00:17 Why is Starmer going – and is Andy Burnham next?
00:39 What pushed Starmer to step down?
04:19 Starmer’s emotional resignation speech
11:45 Is Britain facing a wider political problem?
15:02 The mistakes that weakened Starmer’s position
17:03 What is the future of Labour?
19:29 Who is running the country now?
22:13 Andy Burnham’s path to Number 10
29:20 What happens next?
31:33 Outro

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Andy Burnham has reacted to Keir Starmer’s resignation, and confirmed that he will try to replace him as Labour leader and prime minister.

“His decision marks the beginning of a transition and it is important that this process is conducted in an orderly and responsible way. I will put myself forward as part of this process”, Burnham said on social media.

While Starmer had been vowing to fight any leadership challenge, the tone shifted after Andy Burnham beat Reform UK in the Makerfield by-election on Thursday, and he announced his resignation on Monday morning.

Former Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said he will back Burnham’s bid.

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