There is no requirement for Labour to call a general election after Sir Keir Starmer's resignation, however he did when Boris Johnson and Liz Truss quit as Prime Minister. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has called for a general election following Sir Keir Starmer's announcement that he will be standing down as Prime Minister. In a speech in front of Downing Street this morning, Sir Keir said his party had asked “whether I am best placed to lead us into the next general election”.