Once Keir Starmer had beaten the left, he had no plan for government

Once Keir Starmer had beaten the left, he had no plan for government Submitted by Oscar Rickett on Mon, 06/22/2026 - 14:33 'He was rubbish on all metrics,' one civil servant says of prime minister, who presented himself as the grown-up politician UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces the timeline for his resignation, following Andy Burnham's decisive victory last week in the Makerfield by-election, outside 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, 22 June 2026 (Jack Taylor/Reuters) Off As a candidate for the leader