Now that the end has come for Keir Starmer, history can get to work, analysing and anatomising his failures. The central question for posterity: how did a politician win a huge majority yet end up powerless less than two years later? A lot of the political obituaries will rightly talk about a lack of politics.

"The question now is whether Sir Keir leaves in a manner of his choosing or is dragged into a contest that would wound Labour and distract the country"

Keir Starmer was elected Britain’s prime minister in 2024 to be a safe pair of hands who would end years of political chaos under the Conservatives.

To be prime minister is a chance to impose one's character and beliefs on the nation - to mould the era. But what if the holder of this great office has no distinctive personality?

Starmer appeared ruthless in banishing the influence of Jeremy Corbyn, and winning power – but far less certain on how to wield it

Keir Starmer was elected Britain’s prime minister in 2024 to be a safe pair of hands who would end years of political chaos under the Conservatives

Now that the end has come for Keir Starmer, history can get to work, analysing and anatomising his failures. The central question for posterity: how did a politician win a huge…

Perhaps his lasting legacy will be the fracturing of Britain's traditional two-party system

Where did it go wrong for the outgoing prime minister? And how much – if at all – did it threaten to go right?

Keir Starmer entered Downing Street with a commanding majority and widespread public support, but falling approval ratings, controversial policies and growing political opposition…

The British prime minister took office at a challenging time, but critics accuse him of weakness and poor judgement.

Explore the reasons behind Keir Starmer's resignation as Labour leader, highlighting his political journey and key missteps.

The Starmer era is officially over. Keir Starmer has set out a plan to resign as prime minister.

He is being painted as a statesman gone too soon: the creation of the myth of the Noble Starmer is now underway.

Dutiful rather than dynamic, Keir Starmer was elected to be a safe pair of hands after years of chaos under Britain’s Conservatives. His term ended less than two years later amid…

Keir Starmer's resignation analysis explores the factors behind his political downfall amid Labour's internal strife and electoral losses.

'He was rubbish on all metrics,' one civil servant says of prime minister, who presented himself as the grown-up politician

It’s been a long race, but a race run short. Keir Starmer has been overtaken by fresh legs and old enemies. He knew the rules

Starmer's term is ending after missteps, party infighting and one colossal error of judgment that indirectly ensnared him in the scandals surrounding Jeffrey Epstein.

Where did it go wrong for the outgoing prime minister? And how much – if at all – was positive?

Keir Starmer is out as Britain’s prime minister, but the country’s big problems remain. It's unclear how Andy Burnham plans to navigate a deeply polarized nation that has…