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LONDON, June 22 – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would quit on Monday, paving the way for the country to have its seventh leader in 10 years.<\/div>\n
The chaos dates back to the Brexit referendum, 10 years ago to the day on Tuesday.<\/div>\n
In the years since the vote, Britain has tried to forge its own path but struggled to boost its \u200blow-growth economy, hamstrung by high debts and a growing welfare bill, at a time of growing geopolitical volatility.<\/div>\n

JUNE 2016: UK VOTES FOR BREXIT, PM CAMERON QUITS<\/h2>\n
Britons cause a global \u200cshock by voting 52%-48% to leave the European Union, ending a more than 40-year union and plunging the country into its biggest political crisis since World War Two. Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron resigns and the party chooses Theresa May to succeed him.<\/div>\n

JUNE 2017: SNAP ELECTION GAMBLE BACKFIRES<\/h2>\n
Riding high in opinion polls and seeking a bigger majority in parliament to push Brexit legislation through, May calls a snap election. The Conservatives lose their majority and form a government by striking a \u200bdeal with Northern Ireland’s pro-UK Democratic Unionist Party.<\/div>\n

MAY 2019: BREXIT PARALYSIS, MAY RESIGNS, JOHNSON TAKES OVER<\/h2>\n
May quits after failing to break a parliamentary deadlock over how Britain should leave the EU. \u200bBoris Johnson, one of the main faces of the pro-Brexit campaign, wins the internal Conservative Party contest to succeed her.<\/div>\n

DECEMBER 2019: JOHNSON LEADS CONSERVATIVES TO SWEEPING \u2060WIN<\/h2>\n
With parliament paralysed over Brexit, Johnson calls a snap election. Campaigning under the slogan “Get Brexit Done” he steers the Conservatives to their biggest election win since Margaret Thatcher’s landslide victory in 1987.<\/div>\n

JANUARY 2020: BREXIT GETS \u200bDONE<\/h2>\n
Johnson uses his mandate to drive a Brexit deal through parliament and Brussels, and Britain exits the EU on January 31, 2020, becoming the first state to withdraw from the bloc.<\/div>\n

JULY 2022: JOHNSON OUSTED<\/h2>\n
Johnson leads \u200bBritain during the COVID-19 pandemic – at one point being hospitalised himself with the disease – but a long list of scandals and missteps proves too much and he steps down after a ministerial revolt.<\/div>\n

SEPTEMBER 2022: TRUSS’ CHAOTIC PREMIERSHIP<\/h2>\n
Liz Truss beats Rishi Sunak in a contest to succeed Johnson. Her “mini-budget” containing unfunded tax cuts spooks financial markets, pushing up borrowing costs sharply and further tarnishing Britain’s reputation for political and fiscal stability. She lasts only 44 days before announcing her resignation.<\/div>\n

OCTOBER 2022: \u200bSUNAK BECOMES PRIME MINISTER<\/h2>\n
Sunak takes over as Britain’s third prime minister in as many months, pledging to restore stability to government. He makes five key pledges focused on the economy, stopping illegal immigration and improving \u200bthe health system. In February 2023, Sunak strikes a deal with the EU on trade rules for Northern Ireland, improving ties with the bloc.<\/div>\n

MAY 2024: SUNAK CALLS ELECTION<\/h2>\n
Trailing the Labour Party by around 20 points in the polls, \u200cSunak calls an \u2060election for July 4.<\/div>\n

JULY 2024: STARMER BECOMES PRIME MINISTER<\/h2>\n
“We said we would end the chaos and we will,” Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, told supporters on July 5, 2024, after winning a landslide election but with the smallest share of the electoral vote of any majority government in modern history.<\/div>\n

AUGUST 2024: STARMER WARNS ‘THINGS WILL GET WORSE’<\/h2>\n
Starmer warns over the state of the public finances, saying the Labour Party has inherited “an economic black hole” and tells voters “things will get worse before they get better”.<\/div>\n

OCTOBER 2024: LABOUR’S FIRST BUDGET<\/h2>\n
Finance minister Rachel Reeves announces tax rises worth \u00a340 billion ($52.76 billion) a year, primarily by raising employers’ social security contributions, \u200bbringing the tax burden to its highest level \u200bon record in peacetime and prompting an outcry \u2060from businesses.<\/div>\n

FEBRUARY 2025: NIGEL FARAGE’S REFORM UK PARTY SURGES<\/h2>\n
Right-wing anti-immigration party Reform UK overtakes Labour in a national opinion poll for the first time. Reform UK, led by Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage, has topped polls ever since.<\/div>\n

JUNE 2025: REBELLION FORCES STARMER U-TURN ON WELFARE<\/h2>\n
Starmer is forced to reverse plans to cut Britain’s \u200bwelfare bill after his own lawmakers threatened to defeat the government.<\/div>\n

SEPTEMBER-APRIL 2025: MANDELSON SCANDAL<\/h2>\n
Pressure on Starmer ramps up over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as Britain’s \u200bambassador to Washington. Mandelson was \u2060later sacked over his ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as questions emerge over Starmer’s judgment and the vetting process involved.<\/div>\n

MAY 2026: LOCAL ELECTION DISASTER<\/h2>\n
The Labour Party suffers heavy losses in English local elections and votes for the Scottish and Welsh assemblies, deepening questions over Starmer’s ability to govern, with Reform UK the main beneficiary.<\/div>\n

MAY 2026: WES STREETING RESIGNS AS HEALTH MINISTER<\/h2>\n
Health Minister Wes Streeting quits saying he had lost confidence in Starmer’s leadership and \u2060calls for a \u200bleadership contest, in which he said he would hope to compete.<\/div>\n

JUNE 2026: DEFENCE MINISTER JOHN HEALEY QUITS<\/h2>\n
British Defence Minister John Healey quits \u200bover a months-long dispute over defence spending, accusing Starmer of failing to commit the money needed to keep the country safe from mounting threats.<\/div>\n

JUNE 2026: ANDY BURNHAM SHOWS HE CAN BEAT REFORM UK<\/h2>\n
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham wins an election in the north of \u200bEngland, trouncing Reform UK in the process, and allowing him to return to Westminster, removing a key obstacle to any leadership challenge against Starmer.<\/div>\n
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