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Keir Starmer to stand down as MP

The Independent Politics · 1 September 2026 at 13:20

Keir Starmer to stand down as MP

Former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer is to step down as the MP for Holborn and St Pancras, a move that will trigger a by-election in the London seat.

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