British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is resigning from office, the culmination of months of scandal and ineffectiveness as his government failed to solve a series of crises gripping the United Kingdom.

Starmer announced his decision on Monday, finally bowing to increasing pressure from a growing number of Labour ministers. The final straw was the convincing by-election victory of Andy Burnham in the constituency of Makerfield. Burnham, who had been out of parliament since 2017 to serve as the Mayor of Greater Manchester, was widely seen as the most legitimate alternative to lead the Labour Party, and therefore, the country.