Starmer nationalises British Steel and visits Ukraine on last full day as Labour leader – UK politics live

Keir Starmer is nationalizing British Steel on his last day as Prime Minister before Andy Burnham takes over as Labour leader tomorrow. According to the Guardian, the move aims to secure Britain's steelmaking capacity and protect skilled jobs. It's the latest in a series of consequential decisions Starmer has pushed through in his final days—a reminder that a PM's focus can sharpen precisely when their power begins to fade.

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