UK Prime Minister Starmer is reportedly prepared to resign, but a source said he is still committed to his work.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is scheduled to step down on Monday, according to Britain’s Observer newspaper. However, a government source stated that Starmer is still committed to carrying out his duties as prime minister.

After Starmer’s opponent Andy Burnham secured a seat in parliament on Friday that would enable him to formally challenge for leadership, the threat to his position, which has been growing for months, intensified.

According to the Observer, Starmer was debating the issue with his wife at his country home in Chequers before reaching a decision. However, senior Labour officials anticipated a definitive pronouncement regarding his future as early as Monday.

A government source, however, claimed that Starmer was still committed to his work and cited earlier remarks he had made in this regard.

The British leader encouraged Labour to avoid internal strife and declared on Friday that he would resist any challenge to his leadership.

The star’s popularity has plummeted.

Starmer led the centre-left Labour party to a landslide victory in the 2024 election, but he has since become extremely unpopular due to a slew of scandals and policy reversals that have left many citizens with the general perception that he is unable to raise their living standards as he had promised.

According to a Reuters calculation, over 100 elected politicians in Starmer’s party—roughly 25% of all Labour members in the House of Commons—have openly stated that they want him to resign or provide a timeline for doing so.

After consulting with cabinet ministers, advisers, donors, and trade union officials, Starmer came to the conclusion that his position was no longer viable, according to the Observer report, which did not identify its sources.