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Keir Starmer has resigned. Why? | BBC News

2026-06-22 News & Politics
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Keir Starmer has announced his resignation as Labour leader and UK Prime Minister, just less than two years after he won the general election by a landslide in July 2024. So how did things go so wrong? This is the story of how Starmer's premiership unravelled, from Labour’s historic victory to the fatal miscalculations and internal revolt that forced him from power. Subscribe to our channel here: https://bbc.in/bbcnews For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news #KeirStarmer #Starmer #UKPolitics #BBCNews 0:00 - Intro 01:50 - Pressure mounts 03:27 - Burnham wins Makerfield 05:02 - Starmer quits 06:52 - Election losses 09:19 - How things started 10:46 - Policy U-turns 11:44 - Southport riots 13:08 - Freebie-gate 14:36 - High profile resignations 15:42 - Trump relationship 18:16 - Starmer’s background 20:48 - Mandelson saga

Top Comments (10)

@generaLRager 2026-06-22

Make it easier on yourself BBC, ask an easier question. What went right? Its a much shorter list.

510 28 replies
@DivineRedwood 2026-06-22

*He definitively put the country he loved first, the problem was that country wasn't the UK.*

292 29 replies
@js543 2026-06-22

He didn’t, he was forced to quit by absolutely everyone

256 14 replies
@gerrykelly2440 2026-06-22

14 years in opposition and still couldn't get ready for power. Disaster of a PM. disaster of a Party.

224 9 replies
@vahid_rajaei 2026-06-22

The only thing that Keir Starmer has done to be proud of is finally resigning.

178 8 replies
@rogerbrownreacts8528 2026-06-22

BBC should Resign too.

140 17 replies
@Chris-e2e5m 2026-06-22

Well, he did say "if you don't like it, then you can leave" 😂

127 4 replies
@jnyYT 2026-06-22

The press asking this question is like repeatedly booting a football onto the next field over and then asking why the owner of the football doesn’t want to play anymore

87 4 replies
@AIwaleed 2026-06-22

He realised that if ppl can have a family and join the army at 16 then they can watch YouTube at 10pm.

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@Nick-fg2fi 2026-06-22

Calling the average concerned person far right. Disgusting way for a PM to behave.

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