Newscast – Keir Starmer resigns as Prime Minister

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Keir Starmer resigned as Prime Minister today. Speaking outside Number 10 on Monday morning, the Prime Minister admitted that he does not believe that his party is better suited to lead the country in the next general election. In an emotional speech, he thanked his wife and said he wanted to be “the best father I can be to my beautiful children.” Meanwhile, Andy Burnham is in Westminster to be sworn in as Makerfield’s new MP. Burnham has confirmed his standing to replace Starmer, and is currently the only candidate after Wes Streeting announced his support for Burnham. James, Chris and Joe discuss another important day at Westminster. Now you can listen to Newscast on smart speaker. If you want to listen, say “Ask BBC Voice to play a news broadcast”. Works on most modern speakers. Join our Newscast online community here https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes are released daily. If you’re in the UK, for more BBC news and current affairs podcasts, listen to BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the BBC’s current political news. The presenter was James Cook. Produced by Jack McClure with Anna Harris. The social producer was James Westgate. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The news editor is Sam Bonham.

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