{"id":2045185,"date":"2026-07-15T14:14:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T11:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2045185"},"modified":"2026-07-15T14:14:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T11:14:21","slug":"keir-starmer-bids-uk-mps-goodbye-vows-to-support-burnham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2045185","title":{"rendered":"Keir Starmer bids UK MPs &#8216;goodbye&#8217;, vows to support Burnham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/91\/68\/1200x675_cmsv2_8c9add1a-cfeb-53cf-84a3-404e63539a6f-9839168.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2910167-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2910167\" data-cid=\"9839520\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2910167-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/95\/20\/189x106_cmsv2_daac8c55-6da3-539e-8b24-dfa4b11777ae-9839520.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ukraine&apos;s Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov speaks during a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Zelenskyy dismisses Ukraine\u2019s popular Defence Minister Fedorov\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2910067-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2910067\" data-cid=\"9839017\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2910067-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/90\/17\/189x106_cmsv2_f930dcb9-5ada-535b-93a1-89ad6b8efffe-9839017.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Annie Woods harvests eightball, a type of zucchini, as the sun sets Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at her farm in Brooksville, Ky.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    How scientists forecast heatwaves\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2910055-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2910055\" data-cid=\"9838957\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2910055-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/89\/57\/189x106_cmsv2_235ca17a-f8e1-5cd9-a33e-774ae9bc8d1d-9838957.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"MEPs Markus Ferber (EPP) and Pasquale Tridico (The Left) in The Ring\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    The Ring<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Can common debt fix Europe\u2019s growth problem? 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Keir Starmer meets people who benefited from Labour government policies at 10 Downing Street in London, July 15, 2026.\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Britain&#8217;s Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets people who benefited from Labour government policies at 10 Downing Street in London, July 15, 2026.<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0AP Photo\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div 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successor as he prepares to hand over to premier-in-waiting Andy Burnham.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I will give my wholehearted support to my successor. I want this Labour government to be a success,&#8221; he said when asked what advice he had for his successor during his final weekly grilling by MPs in parliament.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want our country to be a success. I shall give my support privately if asked for, not publicly when not asked for.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Burnham is expected to be crowned Labour&#8217;s leader on Friday after securing overwhelming support from the party&#8217;s 403 MPs and the backing of major trade unions.<\/p>\n<p>The party&#8217;s comfortable majority in the 650-seat House of Commons means he will automatically become the next prime minister.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/91\/68\/808x539_cmsv2_c711a0b1-b779-5aed-812a-a9b7a7b6217c-9839168.jpg\" alt=\"Labour Party&apos;s Andy Burnham delivers a speech at the People&apos;s History Museum in Manchester, England, Monday, June 29, 2026.(AP Photo\/Alastair Grant)\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Labour Party&#8217;s Andy Burnham delivers a speech at the People&#8217;s History Museum in Manchester, England, Monday, June 29, 2026.(AP Photo\/Alastair Grant)<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Starmer announced his resignation last month, bowing to months of pressure to step down after a series of scandals, missteps and policy U-turns. <\/p>\n<p>They blighted his two-year tenure, after he led his party to victory in 2024 elections following 14 years in opposition.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Not a silver bullet&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>MPs from all parties wished Starmer well, thanking him for his public service and calling on him to ensure that England wins Wednesday&#8217;s World Cup semi-final showdown against Argentina and go on to beat Spain in the final on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Even Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch softened her tone, but criticised Starmer, saying: &#8220;He spent a long time laughing that I&#8217;d lost control of my party. I think he should have been paying attention to his backbenchers instead of mine&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Changing prime minister is not a silver bullet. Indeed, it may be that the Labour Party&#8217;s troubles are only just beginning,&#8221; Badenoch added. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Solving the fundamental problems in this country will require difficult decisions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Burnham will become Britain&#8217;s seventh prime minister in a decade.<\/p>\n<p>MPs broke into a loud round of applause as fervent football fan Starmer wished them an emphatic &#8220;Goodbye&#8221; from the despatch box in the middle of the parliament floor, saying he had a date with his television at 8:00 pm CET for the World Cup match.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is the end of my political journey,&#8221; he said, although he plans to stay on as an MP for the time being.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In two years in government, I leave the country in better shape than I found it. 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