His announcement outside Downing Street cuts short a premiership that began just two years ago with a historic landslide victory but ended in political paralysis. While his exit follows months of plummeting poll numbers, the fatal trigger was the sudden Westminster return of his chief rival, Andy Burnham, forcing a final internal party mutiny that Starmer simply couldn’t survive. Lord Peter Mandelson, who has consistently denied any wrongdoing in relation to allegations made against him, remained a prominent figure throughout the turmoil.
But how did a leader who promised “calm after chaos” lose control so quickly?
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