I will remain in post as Prime Minister until the contest is complete.

And I will do everything I can to ensure an orderly handover of power.

I will also give my successor my full and unequivocal support,

knowing that they will inherit a Britain that is far stronger and fairer than the

one I inherited two years ago, better prepared for the challenges ahead and better able

to ensure the Labour Party secures a second term in office.

That was Keir Starmour this morning in London as he announced his resignation as Britain's prime minister.

Members of Starrmer's own Labour Party had been calling for new leadership for months,

with speculation over his resignation growing last week after the mayor of Greater Manchester,

Andy Burnham won a special election for Parliament.

Burnham is reportedly eyeing the top job,

and what will be Britain's seventh prime minister in a decade.

He's scheduled to be sworn into the House of Commons today

and to speak with Starrmer this week.

Cathy, even though there have been calls for this for months, what's the reaction to the resignation?

Everybody could see this coming over the course of the last few days.

I have spoken to one British official who said to me, we can't just think that by changing the person at the top,

we can change the fundamental problems that

Britain has. And now the joke is in the UK, we're trying to be Italy, and that was the country

that was constantly changing leadership, and Britain was meant to be known for stability.

That certainly doesn't look to be the case. And whether Andy Burnham can make a better,

better the British economy than Kirstama did just by being more charismatic. I think most people would say

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