Keir Starmer's Legacy: From Landslide Victory to Short, Unpopular Premiership
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is vacating Downing Street after just over two years in office, making his tenure the fifth shortest in history. He stepped down following Andy Burnham's victory in the Makerfield by-election, having lost Labour Party support. Despite winning a landslide in 2024, Starmer became one of the UK's most unpopular PMs. His achievements include the Employment Act (worker rights, sick pay, end of zero-hour contracts), a 4.1% national living wage increase, the Renters' Rights Act, and a 48% reduction in net migration. Internationally, he rebuilt UK-EU post-Brexit relations, formed the Coalition of the Willing for Ukraine, and received France's Legion d'honneur and Ukraine's Order of Freedom. However, his foreign aid cuts drew sharp criticism from within his own party. Burnham, formerly Greater Manchester mayor, will be formally announced as PM on Monday, marking the UK's seventh leader in a decade.
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