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On June 22, 2026, the leader of a G7 country announced his resignation as prime minister after a turbulent stretch in office, triggering a leadership contest in his party.
The United Kingdom's prime minister announced his resignation on June 22, 2026. Keir Starmer's departure came after a turbulent stretch in office and triggered a leadership contest within his own party, a process where sitting members of parliament and party members choose a new leader who then typically becomes prime minister without a general election being required.
France and Canada are also G7 countries with their own heads of government, but neither country's leader was the one who resigned on this particular date, this development was specific to the UK's prime ministership.
Rapid leadership turnover has become something of a recurring pattern in recent UK politics, with the country cycling through several prime ministers in a relatively short span of years, making it one of the more closely watched political systems for sudden change among major democracies.
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