Keir Starmer, le premier ministre du Royaume-Uni, démissionne

Keir Starmer, the British Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party, announced his resignation on Monday (June 22, 2026) after months of pressure, and his main rival, Andy Burnham, appears more than ever in a strong position to succeed him as Labour leader and at Downing Street. The 63-year-old UK leader had resisted calls to resign for months. But his position became untenable after the election of his rival, Andy Burnham, to Parliament on Thursday (June 18, 2026), who reaffirmed his ambition to succeed him on Monday. Who was he? Is his decision surprising? Sophie Langlois explains For more information, read our article: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/... #politics #unitedkingdom #international #ICIRDI -- Subscribe to our Radio-Canada News channel to follow live news in Canada and around the world: https://www.youtube.com/radiocanadain... Access essential news by downloading the Radio-Canada News app: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/appli-inf... Prioritize Radio-Canada in your search results. Add us to your favorite sources on Google: https://www.google.com/preferences/so... Find us also on: TikTok:   / radio.canada.info   Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/info.radio-c... X:   / radiocanadainfo   Discover: https://profile.google.com/cp/Cg0vZy8...