The King of the North is at the doorstep. What killed Starmer and who will replace him

Andy Burnham

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Britain is changing its prime minister for the seventh time in ten years: Keir Starmer is leaving his post; his most likely replacement is Andrew Burnham, who is called the “King in the North.” He broke into parliament through elections held literally under him. The party perceived his victory as hope that the impending collapse could be avoided. The trouble is that the economic problems that destroyed Starmer have not gone away; the debt market does not vote for hope. Pearl's novel* is about what brought down Starmer and what awaits his successor.

On Monday morning, Keir Starmer walked out to the door of number ten Downing Street and announced that he was leaving the post of leader of the Labor Party, and with it the position of prime minister. Towards the end of the statement, he faltered and continued talking about family and children. It seems that he will now be proud of precisely these achievements. As in the joke - your children are beautiful, but what is done by hand... In general, this was the end of an almost two-year prime minister's career, which began in July 2024 with a triumphant victory and ended with an uprising within his own party.

Britain will receive its seventh prime minister in ten years - a pace of change of power that has no equal in the country's recent history. And almost certainly this seventh will be the man whom Starmer tried to keep out of the by-election just three months ago, blocking his path to parliament.

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