Cruel Britannia: Why No Prime Minister Can Get Traction ^61.3%

Washington Monthly - By Keith Humphreys - 6/22/2026, 3:15 PM

Biased Writer Voice 55.1% - Negativity Bias 33.7% - Hasty Generalization 29.7%

British politics are roiling as Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced his resignation, to be replaced by his fellow Labour politician Andy Burnham, who was elected as a Member of Parliament earlier this week in a by-election. Starmer is extremely unpopular because of how little his government has accomplished despite the party... more