Keir Starmer: from election victory to forced exit in two years (opens in new tab)

Keir Starmer’s 2024 general election victory marked a historic return to power for the Labour Party after 14 years of Conservative rule, delivering a decisive parliamentary majority and ending one of the most turbulent political eras in modern UK history\. But within two years, his leadership came under intense strain amid policy reversals, falling approval ratings, and growing internal divisions within Labour\. Early decisions, including cuts to winter fuel support for pensioners and repeate...