Can anyone fix UK? Regular change of PM a symptom of UK’s malaise
Key takeaways
- Starmer, who won one of the biggest landslides in UK political history, is out after less than two years.
- The failure to tackle illegal immigration has also sown deep political divisions.
- Referring to Starmer’s likely successor, he told Reuters: “If Andy Burnham fails as prime minister, the outlook for Britain is bleak.”
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize On Monday morning, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer emerged into the sunshine in Downing Street flanked by his staff and wife, his voice thick with emotion as he said he was no longer the right person to lead Britain.
Starmer, who won one of the biggest landslides in UK political history, is out after less than two years. The sixth leader to quit in 10 years. The highest rate of political turnover in almost two centuries.
Like his predecessors, Starmer failed to stem popular anger over living standards, which have stagnated since the 2008 financial crash, while ballooning national debt due to global shocks like the COVID pandemic has shackled government spending.