UK ex-PM Starmer to quit parliament, focus on ‘international affairs’

Britain’s former prime minister Keir Starmer, who stepped down as leader this summer after a tumultuous two years in power, announced on Tuesday he would quit parliament to focus on “international affairs”. In a statement on social media, Starmer said it was the “right time” to resign as the MP for the Holborn and St P

Sophie Wingate, Press Association Deputy Political Editor Former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer is to quit Parliament, saying he felt it was the “right time” to step down as an MP and focus on new work on international affairs. He was replaced by Andy Burnham as Prime Minister and Labour leader in July after losing…

The former prime minister said it was the ‘right time’ to leave the House of Commons.

The former prime minister told his local newspaper it was the ‘right time’ to leave the House of Commons.

Former PM says it is right time to go, which will trigger byelection that Greens’ Zack Polanski could target UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer is to quit as MP for Holborn and St Pancras, saying it is the right time for him to leave the Commons. Starmer, who resigned as prime minister in July, told the C