Keir Starmer has resigned as British prime minister and Labour leader after a revolt by his own MPs. His departure follows plunging approval ratings, policy U-turns, scandals and heavy Labour election losses.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he will resign as Labour leader after mounting pressure from his own lawmakers. Andy Burnham, who returned to Parliament last week, is the frontrunner to replace him.
Keir Starmer is under intensifying pressure from Labour MPs and ministers after Andy Burnham’s decisive Makerfield by-election victory. Media reports say the prime minister could set out a resignation timetable as soon as Monday.
Bill Gates told the House Oversight Committee that meeting Jeffrey Epstein was “a grave error in judgment” and said Epstein tried to use information about his infidelities to pressure him. Gates said he ended contact in 2014 after promised philanthropic support failed to materialize.
Graham Platner won Maine’s Democratic Senate primary and will face Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a race Democrats see as key to control of the Senate. Tuesday’s primaries also showed Donald Trump’s continued sway in Republican contests in South Carolina and Nevada.
Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and Attorney General Alan Wilson advanced to a June 23 Republican runoff for South Carolina governor. Evette led the crowded primary after receiving Donald Trump’s late endorsement.
President Donald Trump nominated Todd Blanche, his former personal lawyer and current acting attorney general, to permanently lead the Justice Department. The nomination is expected to face scrutiny over the Epstein files, January 6 prosecutions and a shelved $1.8 billion fund.