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  "id": 4857697,
  "title": "UK ex-PM Starmer to quit parliament, focus on ‘international affairs’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/uk-ex-pm-starmer-to-quit-parliament-focus-on-international-affairs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T12:07:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3366013/uk-ex-pm-starmer-quit-parliament-focus-international-affairs"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Britain’s former prime minister Keir Starmer, who stepped down as leader this summer after a tumultuous two years in power, announced on Tuesday he would quit parliament to focus on “international affairs”. In a statement on social media, Starmer said it was the “right time” to resign as the MP for the Holborn and St Pancras seat in London after 11 years, triggering a by-election. “It is now time…",
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        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "UK ex-PM Starmer to quit parliament, focus on 'international affairs'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/uk-ex-pm-starmer-to-quit-parliament-focus-on-international-affairs-4861081",
        "published": "2026-09-01T12:33:56.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "UK ex-PM Starmer to quit parliament",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/uk-ex-pm-starmer-to-quit-parliament",
        "published": "2026-09-01T13:24:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Former UK Prime Minister Starmer steps down as MP after 11 years in Parliament",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/former-uk-prime-minister-starmer-steps-down-as-mp-after-11-years-in",
        "published": "2026-09-01T14:15:18.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}