Chris Mason: The anatomy of the prime minister's downfall
Sir Keir, like his predecessors Liz Truss and Boris Johnson, lost the capacity to viably govern, our political editor writes.
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Chris Mason: The anatomy of the prime minister's downfallImage source, EPAImage caption, Sir Keir Starmer announcing his resignationByChris MasonPolitical editorPublished55 minutes agoFor month after month, week after week, sometimes day after day, we have chronicled the unravelling of Sir Keir Starmer's government.Nonetheless, it still prompted a sharp intake of breath on Monday morning to be standing in Downing Street yet again, awaiting another prime minister publicly reading the last rites on their time in the highest office.This wasn't a leader brought down by scandal, as Boris Johnson was, nor economic calamity, as Liz Truss was.But there were parallels with the downfall of both Johnson and Truss: Sir Keir, like both of them, had lost the capacity to viably govern.
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