The highs and lows of Starmer’s two-year premiership

Keir Starmer has announced he will stand down as prime minister after months of intense pressure from Labour MPs. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 Political correspondent Aletha Adu looks back at the highs and lows of Starmer's two-year premiership and what prompted his decision to step away, becoming the UK’s seventh prime minister in 10 years. Keir Starmer to step down as prime minister two years after historic election victory ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/22/keir-starmer-resigns-as-prime-minister Who is Andy Burnham, the ‘man of the people’ likely to be next UK prime minister? ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/22/who-andy-burnham-likely-next-uk-prime-minister Keir Starmer has quit as prime minister – what will happen next in UK politics? ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/22/keir-starmer-quits-prime-minister-what-will-happen-next-uk-politics-explained The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/ Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://www.youtube.com/@theguardian Guardian Australia ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianaustralia Football Weekly podcast ► https://www.youtube.com/@footballweeklypodcast Guardian Football ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiansport It's Complicated ► https://www.youtube.com/@itscomplicated Guardian Live ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianlive #keirstarmer #starmer #uk #politics #andyburnham #labour