Former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced this Tuesday to the local newspaper Camden New Journal his intention to resign his seat as a Member of Parliament.
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“Now I will focus on other things, such as international affairs, including defense, security, trade, and technology in a constantly changing world,” said the former UK head of government to that publication.
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Starmer resigned last June 22, just two years after achieving a resounding electoral victory. He thus passed the baton after months of relentless pressure within his own party and in the midst of a free fall in popularity, just as the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum was about to be reached, which pushed the country into instability from which it has not managed to recover. He was succeeded in office by the then Mayor of Manchester, Andy Burnham.
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