According to France 24, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has resigned after less than two years in office. Starmer had led his Labour party to a decisive victory in twenty twenty-four, but party rebels forced his hand following widespread losses in local elections. This resignation coincides with the tenth anniversary of the Brexit vote, which originally triggered a similar crisis a decade ago. With Starmer's departure, the United Kingdom has now cycled through seven Prime Ministers in ten years—and his successor will inherit the fraught task of navigating Britain's relationship with the European Union.

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