Reform Party leader Nigel Farage on July 22 called for a UK general election and said he is prepared to push through radical change. Earlier, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said outside 10 Downing Street he will resign as Labour leader but will remain prime minister until a successor is chosen. Starmer has asked the Labour National Executive Committee to set a leadership timetable; nominations open July 9 and the contest will be completed before Parliament's summer recess. Under UK rules, a change

Reform Party leader Nigel Farage on July 22 called for a UK general election and said he is prepared to push through radical change. Earlier, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said outside 10 Downing Street he will resign as Labour leader but will remain prime minister until a successor is chosen. Starmer has asked the Labour National Executive Committee to set a leadership timetable; nominations open July 9 and the contest will be completed before Parliament's summer recess. Under UK rules, a change of governing party leader does not automatically trigger a general election; if Labour retains a Commons majority, its new leader would succeed as prime minister.