Seven PMs in 10 years: Britain’s decade of ‘chaos’

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June 22, 2026

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Seven PMs in 10 years: Britain’s decade of ‘chaos’

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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain will have its seventh prime minister in a decade this year after Labour leader Keir Starmer was ousted on Monday by his own party.

The party’s self-inflicted wound was a trend set by the Conservatives when they were in office.

Starmer announced his resignation on Monday following months of nose-diving poll ratings and manoeuvring by his own Members of Parliament (MP).

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