Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy' is built around the radical proposition that disputes can be put away. If only it were true.

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The Prime Minister talked up his achievements as he took to the podium outside No10 where he announced he is quitting.

As Sir Keir Starmer made a dignified exit, many watching his speech outside no10 were distracted by a song being played as he spoke from the Downing Street gates

UK prime minister resigns with emotional address as Andy Burnham arrives in Westminster, poised to take his job

Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy' is built around the radical proposition that disputes can be put away. If only it were true.

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