# LATEST: Starmer resigns Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954/latest-starmer-resigns Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954/latest-starmer-resigns.md Podcast: [The Story](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954) Published: 2026-06-22T15:49:07+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/storiesofourtimes/episodes/latest-starmer-resigns Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/storiesofourtimes/e/6a3958ae054cf438c4051b17/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-story-26954/episodes/latest-starmer-resigns Duration seconds: 1298 ## Resource After weeks of intensifying pressure from ministers, backbenchers, and former allies, Keir Starmer made the only decision he really could – to resign. If Andy Burnham runs unchallenged to replace him, we could have a new prime minister as soon as July. So what do the next few weeks look like for this lame duck leader? And what does this latest bout of political turmoil do to Britain’s standing in the world?  This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Guests:  Anna Mikhailova, political editor, Times Radio.  Fraser Nelson, columnist, The Times.  Jack Straw, former Labour foreign secretary.  Host: Stephen Sackur.  Producers: Maxie Allen, Donnie Campbell.  We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more: What happens now Keir Starmer has resigned and when could we have a new PM? Further listening: Keir Starmer resigns. Andy Burnham prepares for power Clips: BBC News, Parliament.  Photo: Getty Images. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-story-26954/episodes/latest-starmer-resigns/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954/latest-starmer-resigns.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.