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Sir Keir Starmer's landslide win left him with shaky foundations
Key takeaways
- After less than two years in power, SIr Keir Starmer has announced his intention to quit as PM.
- Sir Keir and his Labour colleagues had not just won government in July 2024, they had achieved a landslide, winning 411 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons, the second-largest majority in British history.
- And with that, 14 years of Conservative rule came to a crushing end.
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After less than two years in power, SIr Keir Starmer has announced his intention to quit as PM. (Reuters: Toby Shepheard)
Link copied Share Share article Sir Keir Starmer was elated as he declared victory.
It was 3am, and Sir Keir was standing before hundreds of Labour Party campaigners and supporters, whose loud cheers and applause reverberated around London's iconic Tate Modern Art Gallery, which they had hired for the celebration.
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