Are UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s political days numbered?

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DateJun 20, 2026

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Are UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s political days numbered?

British PM resisting intensifying party pressure to step aside.

A landslide win, only two years ago – yet now British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is resisting calls to step down.

The return to parliament of Andy Burnham makes a leadership challenge more likely.

What’s gone wrong, so fast, for Starmer? And why is there so much turmoil at the top of British politics?

Presenter: Per Nyberg

Guests:

Peter Oborne – UK political commentator and associate editor of Middle East Eye – a digital news organisation

Jonathan Tonge – Professor of politics at the University of Liverpool and author of numerous books on British and Northern Irish politics

Peter Geoghegan – Editor of Democracy for Sale, an investigative news site in London

Published On 20 Jun 202620 Jun 2026

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