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UK prime minister resigns

The UK will soon have a new leader.

Current Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation. Labour MP Andy Burnham is widely expected to take his place as the leftist party faces a surging challenge from the hard-right Reform party.

Calum Macdonald, a reporter and host for Times Radio, joins Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan for the latest.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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