If ever there was an illustration of the burdens of power, contrast the two men who are about to swap the role of prime minister of the United Kingdom.
On the one hand is the outgoing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer who, for two years, has weathered one political storm after another, from plunging popularity to growing unrest within his own party, repeatedly insisting he would see out any challenge to his leadership.
Gone is the wooden technocrat who failed to win the hearts of British voters. In his place, on his final outing on the world stage this week, was a man transformed – one no longer wrestling with his fate, but accepting it.
At the Nato summit in Turkey – his last as a head of government – Starmer looked more relaxed than at any point since entering Downing Street.
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