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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces resignation plan

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer was visibly emotional as he announced plans to step down, with former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham emerging as the frontrunner to replace him after a by-election victory that fuelled calls for Starmer’s exit.

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