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LONDON: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer nearly broke down as he found himself on the scrapheap of history on Monday when like Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss before him, he was booted out of No. 10 by his own MPs.

The Times of India

Next PM needs 'plan' for EU ties, Brexit legal campaigner Gina Miller tells Euronews

Gina Miller, the campaigner who successfully took the British government to court over its handling of Brexit, told Euronews that the next Labour leader needs a "plan" for the UK's relationship with the EU.

Euronews

Brexit at 10: the promises, the costs and the search for accountability

Ten years on, the UK's decision to leave the European Union is increasingly seen as more than a single referendum result. Critics argue it reflected a wider crisis of political imagination, with Brexit supporters misreading both Britain and the world, while the promised future never arrived.

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A look at the quick succession of British prime ministers in the past 10 years

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has become the sixth leader to announce they are stepping down in a decade of turbulent U.K. politics

The Independent UK

In The Room: Why Starmer’s resignation speech struck a chord with an ex-No 10 adviser

In The Room co-host and former No 10 special advisor Cleo Watson has reacted to Keir Starmer’s emotional resignation speech, drawing parallels to her former boss Theresa May’s departure.

The Independent UK

The jinx of No. 10: Why so many British PMs got the boot too soon

Britain’s political system has seen repeated early exits of prime ministers over the past decade, with six leaders from David Cameron to Keir Starmer all failing to complete full terms. The instability has been driven largely by the Brexit referendum, which shattered long-standing political consensus and deepened divisions within both…

The Economic Times

Who are the last six UK prime ministers and which one lasted the longest?

Sir Keir Starmer has announced his resignation as Labour leader, setting the stage for Britain to have a record-breaking seventh prime minister within a decade

The Independent UK

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Keir Starmer resigns: How Brexit pushed 6 UK PMs out the exit door in 10 years - explained in 5 charts

Once again, a British prime minister walked out of Number 10 Downing Street to announce an early departure. As Keir Starmer confirmed he would step down after less than two years in office, one familiar resident remained unmoved by the drama: Larry the Cat, Downing Street’s long-serving feline, now preparing…

The Times of India

Arrest of Donaldson came at the height of his political powers

The long-standing Lagan Valley MP had just led the DUP back into powersharing government at Stormont after boycotting the institutions for two years.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer to Liz Truss: The UK’s six prime ministers over decade of political turmoil

A tearful Sir Keir unveiled his resignation plan in an address outside Number 10 this morning

The Independent UK

Americans Reveal Donald Trump's 13 Most Mortifying White House Moments

From nuclear hurricane talk to shouting at allies and a 90,000‑square‑foot ballroom, Americans have named the 13 Donald Trump moments they still find most mortifying from his White House years.

International Business Times UK

Starmer finally shows some emotion – but it’s too little, too late

STARMER RESIGNS: The prime minister’s statement was about preserving his dignity – but became a rare display of emotion from a leader whom the public has struggled to warm to, writes political editor David Maddox

The Independent UK

Britain's revolving door: The fall of six prime ministers in a decade of political upheaval

Britain braces for its seventh prime minister in a decade as Keir Starmer resigns, marking another turbulent chapter. Since the 2016 Brexit vote, a whirlwind of crises from negotiations to pandemics has seen leaders fall rapidly. Each departure highlights a nation grappling with immense challenges, leaving the next leader to…

The Economic Times

Transition timetable: what a Starmer autumn handover could look like

New leader could be chosen unchallenged or after a quick contest while outgoing PM has time to finalise his legacy

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‘This changes everything’: how Brexit altered Scotland’s political landscape

Former party leaders reflect on the turbulence that followed the referendum in which most Scottish voters backed the losing side

The Guardian - UK

‘Cynical to get power’: Michel Barnier on Boris Johnson, Brexit and the EU’s future

Former negotiator believes in an unstable world, it is ‘perfectly possible’ the UK can rejoin the EU with old opt-outs

The Guardian - UK

Labour came to power with no big idea for relations with EU, says former top diplomat

Ivan Rogers, Britain’s EU ambassador from 2013 to 2017, says party’s ideas did not ‘remotely measure up’ to challenge

The Guardian - UK

Is Keir Starmer trying to build a legacy or just getting on with the job?

As the Makerfield byelection and a potential leadership challenge loom, there is a sense the PM is looking to create impacts that last

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The Independent UK

What Boris Johnson meant when he likened Theresa May to a ‘giant yucca tree’

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Boris Johnson described Theresa May as a ‘giant yucca tree under whose shade everything dies’

Exclusive: Sir Conor Burns, one of Boris Johnson’s closest aides, lays bare the former prime minister’s dim view of his predecessor in new book marking 10 years since the Brexit referendum

The National (Scotland)

Steph Paton: Leaving with dignity? Was it dignified to watch Israel slaughter Gazans?

Despite all protestations from the Labour leadership, it seems that Keir Starmer’s time in Downing Street is coming to an end after all

The Independent UK

Voices: What on earth does Keir Starmer have to laugh about?

COMMENT: In photo after photo, the prime minister has never looked happier – but trust me, I know exactly how hard it is to look chipper when you’re at your most miserable, says Cleo Watson

The Guardian - UK

Whatever happens with the leadership, Labour must tackle the issue of social care head-on

The challenge of how to look after an ageing population has been ducked by politicians for too long

The Guardian - UK

Will a Nationwide customer’s boardroom challenge shake up UK corporate governance?

A decade after Theresa May spoke of radical reform, the mutual is facing a bid that is testing the limits of democracy

The Guardian - UK

The ungovernable country? Why Britain keeps losing prime ministers

May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, and now Starmer: each one was brought low for a reason. But what if the deeper problem is the office itself?

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