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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Nick Hopkins and Peter Walker in London

Is Britain about to lose another prime minister?

Keir Starmer.
Keir Starmer is now more isolated than ever after the resignation of his closest aide. Photograph: WPA/Getty Images

When Boris Johnson resigned as the British prime minister in 2022, he explained that the politicians who had once loyally supported him had turned against him.

This had sealed his fate. “The herd instinct is powerful and when the herd moves, it moves,” he said.

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