Keir Starmer is stepping down as British prime minister just two years after Labour's landslide victory.

The former human rights lawyer became the least popular prime minister on record amid policy missteps and scandals.

Starmer lacked a clear political philosophy and failed to deliver the change demanded by a Britain tired of stagnation.

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In July 2024, the Labour Party secured a landslide general election victory after 14 years in the political wilderness. But it took the British government not quite 24 months to tear itself apart.