Keir Starmer resigns as UK Prime Minister after less than two years in power
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Mar Pichel Montes
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Keir Starmer, who became UK Prime Minister in 2024 after 14 years of Conservative rule with a historic parliamentary majority, has announced his resignation less than two years into the job. He will remain in office until a successor is chosen as Labour Party leader, expected before Parliament resumes in September. His resignation coincides with the tenth anniversary of the Brexit referendum, which has deeply divided the country. The article examines how Starmer, once seen as a left-wing figure, shifted the Labour Party toward the center, alienating traditional labor bases and facing growing internal pressure that ultimately led to his downfall.
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· 4 pulledKeir Starmer llegó al poder en 2024, poniendo fin a 14 años de gobiernos conservadores y con una de las mayorías parlamentarias más amplias de la historia reciente del Reino Unido.
Pero, menos de dos años después, ha anunciado este lunes su dimisión como primer ministro del Reino Unido.
Starmer permanecerá en el cargo hasta que su sucesor al frente del Partido Laborista sea elegido, lo que en cualquier caso sucederá antes de que el Parlamento reanude sus sesiones en septiembre.
Su renuncia coincide, además, con el décimo aniversario de referédum del Brexit, que ha sumido a l
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