Ulster Unionist Party Leader Jon Burrows MLA has responded to the resignation of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

Jon Burrows MLA said:

“This is a Prime Minister who was on borrowed time, and today’s resignation will surprise very few people.

“In 2024 the country voted for change. Instead, it got a government that too often failed to deliver. Taxes rose to record levels on working families, while many of those who do the right thing felt increasingly overlooked.

“Working people paid more, farmers felt abandoned, veterans felt let down, and the WASPI women were denied the justice they had been promised. The Mandelson affair was a serious misjudgement that damaged public confidence and highlighted wider problems at the heart of government.

“No matter who succeeds as Prime Minister, the Ulster Unionist Party will work constructively with them because that is in the best interests of Northern Ireland. But that relationship must work both ways. The next government must govern for every part of the United Kingdom, deliver where this one failed, and treat Northern Ireland as a full and equal partner in our Union.

“On a personal level, I wish Sir Keir Starmer and his family well. Leadership is not easy. While I have strongly disagreed with many of his decisions, public service brings immense pressures and responsibilities, and I wish him every success for the future.”