Keir Starmer, the British Prime Minister, has announced he will step down as prime minister.

This is coming two years after historic election victory after with intense pressure from Labour MPs. This has paved the way for Andy Burnham to take over at Downing Street.

Starmer had faced calls from his MPs, including privately from cabinet ministers, to set out a timeline for his departure, with many of them unnerved by the threat from Nigel Farage’s party before the next general election.

His decision to announce his departure kickstarted the process to become the UK’s seventh prime minister in 10 years.

Burnham confirmed he would run for the Labour leadership, saying an “orderly and responsible” transition of power would ensure “stability, seriousness and a continued focus” on the issues that mattered most to the country.