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Keir Starmer may award resignation honours when he leaves No 10
Published 9 July 2026 ยท india
Outgoing PM has not ruled out drawing up honours list when he stands down in just over 10 days time, despite previously opposing it Keir
Outgoing PM has not ruled out drawing up honours list when he stands down in just over 10 days time, despite previously opposing it Keir Starmer has signalled he could hand out resignation honours when he leaves Downing Street, despite pledging three years ago he would not hand out gongs when he eventually stood down. The prime minister twice declined to rule out drawing up a list of honours when he stands down as prime minister in just over 10 days time, to be succeeded by Andy Burnham. Continue reading...
Published: July 10, 2026 โข 1:03 AM IST ยท Updated: July 10, 2026 โข 1:38 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
Key points
Outgoing PM has not ruled out drawing up honours list when he stands down in just over 10 days time, despite previously opposing it Keir Starmer has signalled he could hand out resignation honours when he leaves Downing Street, despite pledging three years ago he would not hand out gongs when he eventually stood down.
The prime minister twice declined to rule out drawing up a list of honours when he stands down as prime minister in just over 10 days time, to be succeeded by Andy Burnham.