Anatomy of a collapse: How Sir Keir Starmer lost the ability to govern
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Chris Mason
Summary
Political editor Chris Mason analyzes the downfall of Sir Keir Starmer's premiership, drawing parallels with the collapses of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss. While Starmer wasn't brought down by scandal or economic calamity like his predecessors, he similarly lost the capacity to govern viably. The piece chronicles the unravelling of his government over months, culminating in his resignation announcement outside Downing Street.
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· 3 pulledFor month after month, week after week, sometimes day after day, we have chronicled the unravelling of Sir Keir Starmer's government.
This wasn't a leader brought down by scandal, as Boris Johnson was, nor economic calamity, as Liz Truss was.
Sir Keir, like his predecessors Liz Truss and Boris Johnson, lost the capacity to viably govern.
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