Starmer aims to “resolve difficult issues” before leaving office

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, has proposed to continue working until the last day in office to “resolve difficult issues” before leaving office, after announcing this Monday his resignation, which will take place after the conclusion of the Labor Party primary process, which begins on July 9.

In statements by his spokesperson reported by the British newspaper ‘The Guardian’, Starmer has conveyed to his cabinet his intention to address complex issues, when London has yet to present its military spending plan before the NATO summit in Ankara, on July 7 and 8, before making way for the next prime minister.

With all the spotlights pointing to the former mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham, the only candidate for the succession at the moment, Starmer has stressed that the cabinet “has responsibilities” before he leaves office, insisting that “the usual activity of the Government must continue.”

“He added that he wanted an orderly transition, as he stated yesterday, and that he would try to resolve difficult issues in the coming weeks to support his successor,” the government spokesman said.

In any case, the still Labor leader has stressed his intention to achieve a transition “as simple as possible”, giving his support to whoever succeeds him in the position of ‘premier’.

Starmer announced his departure this Monday, after giving in to internal pressure due to the lack of leadership and after chaining several crises and an electoral collapse in the local elections in May, which confirmed the rise of the far-right Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage. After two years as prime minister, Starmer will leave office when the internal process open in the Labor Party to appoint a new leader concludes.

Opposite, the former mayor of Manchester has emerged as an alternative, a Labor figure called to reverse the decline of the Executive and revitalize the party that has already taken the step to present a candidacy in the primaries. Burham’s favoritism is so great that he could become prime minister on July 17 if no more rivals present themselves for the party leadership.