Majority of Britons agree Keir Starmer should resign

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer/DOK FOTO via Instagram @keirstarmer

JAKARTA - A YouGov poll showed that more than 60 percent of Britons approved of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's decision to resign.

Previously, Starmer on Monday (22/6) announced his resignation as the leader of the ruling Labour Party in Great Britain.

In addition, the party will begin the election of leaders on July 9 and complete it before the parliament reconvenes in September, he added.

Starmer also said he would remain party leader until a new one was elected.

After that, former Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham announced his intention to run for the post of Labour Party leader.

The poll, released on Monday, June 22, showed that 62 percent of respondents believed Starmer had made the right decision to resign.

Only 19 percent of respondents said Starmer was taking the wrong steps, while another 19 percent had not decided, according to the report.

According to the poll, 52 percent of Britons who voted Labour in 2024 approved of Starmer's resignation. Only 28 percent of those said they wanted him to stay in office, the report added.

The poll was conducted on June 22 and involved 6,001 people.