Where did it all go wrong for Starmer?
6/23/202625 min
The UK has lost its sixth prime minister in a decade. How did Keir Starmer go from landslide victory to resigning in two years?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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First 90 secondsRaf Bear· Guest0:00
This is The Guardian.
Nosheen Iqbal· Host0:01
[suspenseful music] Today, a farewell to Keir Starmer, Britain's sixth prime minister in just under a decade.
Keir Starmer· Soundbite0:14
We did it. [crowd cheering] You campaigned for it. You fought for it. You voted for it, and now it has arrived.
Speaker 40:32
Whoo.
Keir Starmer· Soundbite0:33
Change begins now.
Nosheen Iqbal· Host0:35
[crowd cheering] [upbeat music] When the former human rights lawyer, full of ambition, won by a landslide in the 2024 general election, hope was in the air.
Speaker 50:50
Yeah, excited, excited for something, something needs to happen, I think. Um, I think the country needs it.
Speaker 60:56
So since the Labour Party is, is in power now, I think the country will be more better in terms of job, eh, in terms of safety.
Speaker 41:03
I think they've got sensible policies. I feel like having competent adults in the room again is gonna be a big help. Um, like- So Keir Starmer had arrived on a promise to repair 14 years of conservative damage.
Nosheen Iqbal· Host1:15
Just two years later, with anger and disappointment swelling across the country, he's been forcibly ejected from the job. [somber music] He's a decent man, we're