Britain Kicked Out Its Sixth Prime Minister in 10 Years. Now Our Own Trump Is Waiting—and I Fear Not for Long.

Politics The U.K. Felled Its Sixth Prime Minister in 10 Years. Our Own Trump Is Creeping Closer. By Imogen West-Knights June 23, 202610:38 AM Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP via Getty Images. Copy Link Share Share Comment Copy Link Share Share Comment Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. We’ve had so many prime ministers here in the U.K. in recent years that I have to count them off on my hands to make sure I’m not forgetting anybody, and I’m running out of fingers. Keir Starmer, who took the post two years ago, ending 14 years of Tory rule, announced his resignation on Monday, almost 10 years to the day that Britain voted to leave the European Union. He was our sixth PM in a decade.

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