June 23, 2016 — the date of the Brexit referendum — remains a seismic moment in the UK’s political history. But the roots of the country’s long period of political instability, which claimed its latest prime ministerial victim on Monday, run even deeper. Keir Starmer’s resignation means he will, remarkably, become the fourth prime minister to leave office in the last four years. His successor will become the seventh premier since the 2016 referendum after David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Starmer.

Kier Starmer's resignation means the U.K. will welcome its seventh prime minister in a decade when his successor is chosen.

When British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday he is stepping down, he became the sixth person to stand in front of No. 10 Downing Street to make a farewell speech in a…

The rapid turnover in the past 10 years is a first in British modern political history. By contrast, the preceding four decades saw just six prime ministers. | World News

Keir Starmer becomes the sixth Prime Minister over the past decade to resign, surrendering to the U.K.’s manifold problems.

Shorter premierships mean shorter policy horizons, less confidence in long-term reform and greater sensitivity around fiscal events.

Dal passo indietro di David Cameron a quello di Starmer, il referendum del 2016 continua a segnare la politica britannica. Sei premier in dieci anni, partiti in crisi e una ferita…

La dimisión de Keir Starmer ratifica la profunda inestabilidad política británica, marcada por un desfile incesante de mandatarios y un lastre económico crónico, una década…

Starmer won a landslide victory in the 2024 general election, but a series of missteps badly damaged his credibility. His resignation comes the day before Britain marks the 10th…

British Prime Minister Starmer resigned Monday, setting in motion a process to replace him that will produce the country’s seventh prime minister in 10 years. Starmer came to…

Keir Starmer is the sixth consecutive prime minister in the UK to step down without completing a full-term in the last 10 years.

Keir Starmer's resignation marks a fitting bookend to a turbulent decade.

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

Andy Burnham is poised to become seventh PM since Brexit referendum as UK marks decade of political turbulence tied, in part, to its leaving the European Union | World News

Only a select handful of countries have experienced more recent churn at the top of government than the United Kingdom, which is about to get its seventh prime minister in a…

The vote that broke the Conservative Party, fractured Labour, and handed Nigel Farage a permanent grievance machine is a decade old.

Britain’s democratic institutions can endure instability, but this does not translate into an ability to deliver sustained national renewal.

June 23, 2016 — the date of the Brexit referendum — remains a seismic moment in the UK’s political history. But the roots of the country’s long period of political instability,…

With Keir Starmer’s impending departure as Prime Minister, the UK is facing yet another PM with Andy Burnham expected to enter Downing Street in a coronation as leader

Keir Starmer’s announcement on Monday was the latest convulsion since the Brexit vote. This week, as we marked 10 years since the referendum, our former national news editor Dan…