{"id":354677,"date":"2026-06-22T19:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T18:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/keir-starmer-has-resigned-why-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T19:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T18:00:26","slug":"keir-starmer-has-resigned-why-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/keir-starmer-has-resigned-why-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Keir Starmer has resigned. Why? | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/er9J8H01Gxw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Keir Starmer has resigned. Why? | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/er9J8H01Gxw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Keir Starmer has announced his resignation as Labour leader and UK Prime Minister, just less than two years after he won the general election by a landslide in July 2024.  <\/p>\n<p>So how did things go so wrong? <\/p>\n<p>This is the story of how Starmer&#8217;s premiership unravelled, from Labour\u2019s historic victory to the fatal miscalculations and internal revolt that forced him from power.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#KeirStarmer #Starmer #UKPolitics #BBCNews<\/p>\n<p>0:00 &#8211; Intro<br \/>\n01:50 &#8211; Pressure mounts<br \/>\n03:27 &#8211; Burnham wins Makerfield<br \/>\n05:02 &#8211; Starmer quits<br \/>\n06:52 &#8211; Election losses<br \/>\n09:19 &#8211; How things started<br \/>\n10:46 &#8211; Policy U-turns<br \/>\n11:44 &#8211; Southport riots<br \/>\n13:08 &#8211; Freebie-gate<br \/>\n14:36 &#8211; High profile resignations<br \/>\n15:42 &#8211; Trump relationship<br \/>\n18:16 &#8211; Starmer\u2019s background<br \/>\n20:48 &#8211; Mandelson saga<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keir Starmer has announced his resignation as Labour leader and UK Prime Minister, just less than two years after he won the general election by a landslide in July 2024. 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