Charles III accepted Starmer's resignation as Prime Minister of Britain

King Charles III of Great Britain accepted Keir Starmer's resignation from the post of Prime Minister of the country during a personal audience at Buckingham Palace. This was announced by the royal press service on July 20.

"The Honourable Member of Parliament Sir Keir Starmer attended an audience with the King this morning and submitted his resignation from the post of Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury, which His Majesty kindly accepted," the BBC quoted the contents of the statement.

According to open data, Starmer spent only 2 years and 15 days in office, ranking 43rd among all 58 prime ministers in the history of the state. Among the government leaders of the last decade, he was ahead only of Rishi Sunak, who worked for one year and 254 days, as well as Liz Truss, whose term was a historic minimum of 49 days. The absolute record for the length of government still belongs to Robert Walpole, who headed the executive branch for more than 20 years in the 18th century.

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With his departure, the problems in the government are unlikely to be solved, and trust in the traditional parties has been undermined.

Earlier in the day, Starmer announced his final retirement from the position. During his farewell speech, he said that he was "passing the baton" to the new leader of the Labor Party, Andy Burnham, and expressed his support for him. The politician also noted that the UK is facing attempts by opponents to "divide society." He called for maintaining unity and faith in the possibility of changing the country for the better.

British politician Andy Burnham was announced as the new leader of the British Labour Party on July 17. A month earlier, Starmer had announced his retirement. Burnham, on behalf of King Charles III, is to form a new government.