The outgoing prime minister’s efforts to mobilise a healthier kind of patriotism fell flat. Andy Burnham may stand a better chance, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

Starmer may be on his way out but the issues that constrained his premiership won’t go with him

His achievements abroad are outweighed by failures of strategy, judgement and political courage

Keir Starmer admitted his party wanted him to go and said nominations for his successor would open in about two weeks – without naming his most likely replacement, Andy Burnham.

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

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…

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…

Outgoing PM never recovered from rocky first impression, but likely successor Andy Burnham will need more than charisma to stave off populist challengers

Britains 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…

Keir Starmer joins the growing list of prime ministers who failed to address the country’s troubles.

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…

PM’s demise after landslide victory two years ago points to an increasingly volatile and impatient electorate

Can a new Labour leader blunt the rise of right-wing party that overtook Labour in poll of national voting intentions in February 2025 and has led ever since? | World News

How Starmer’s successor deals with Britain’s relationship with the EU will be a central challenge

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was felled by a curse haunting most Western leaders — a failure to deliver change to voters who’ve lost trust in the capacity of modern…

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was felled by a curse haunting most western leaders — a failure to deliver change to voters who’ve lost trust in the capacity of modern…

Keir Starmer's premiership ended abruptly, overshadowed by Donald Trump's pronouncements. Despite a significant election victory, Starmer struggled with economic challenges and…

Good luck to Andy Burnham in trying to find a path that has eluded the last five prime ministers

Britain faces a political crisis with a rapid turnover of leaders, the latest being Keir Starmer's resignation. Decades of economic stagnation, ballooning debt from global shocks,…

The combined effect of vote splitting on the right and Burnham leading Labour could deliver a shock upset in favor of Labour and end Farage's dream of winning the office of prime…

Keir Starmer quit less than two years after a landslide win. His successor will be the seventh prime minister since Brexit in 2016.