Keir Starmer Announces Resignation as Britain Nears Seventh Prime Minister in Decade

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation Monday, June 22, 2026, outside 10 Downing Street in London. Washington Examiner reported that the departure will make Starmer the sixth prime minister since David Cameron resigned after the 2016 referendum, with Britain set to install a seventh within 10 years.

The sequence began with Theresa May, followed by Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and then Starmer.

Washington Examiner reported that voters directly elected only three governments during the period while most turnover occurred inside Westminster as parties replaced their own leaders. Starmer took office after the 2024 general election in which Reform UK placed third with roughly 14.3 percent of the vote.

Washington Examiner reported that Nigel Farage spent 15 years viewed as a protest politician before that result.

Washington Examiner reported that net migration reached record levels under Conservative governments that had pledged reductions, while small-boat crossings continued across the English Channel. Scandals in Rotherham, Rochdale and Telford further eroded public confidence, the outlet stated. President Donald Trump is the current U.S.

President. Washington Examiner reported that similar voter frustrations have appeared in the United States, where elections create mandates but entrenched institutions continue to shape policy after votes end.