Chris Mason: The anatomy of the prime minister's downfall
When that happens to a prime minister, they are done for.All three lost the capacity to govern because their own MPs lost faith in them.And all three stood at the lectern in Downing Street within four years of each other. Extraordinary.Theories abound about why our last five prime ministers have not lasted very long. To what extent is a stagnant economic picture, dating back to the financial crisis of nearly 20 years ago to blame?
- ▪When that happens to a prime minister, they are done for.All three lost the capacity to govern because their own MPs lost faith in them.And all three stood at the lectern in Downing Street within four years of each other.
- ▪Extraordinary.Theories abound about why our last five prime ministers have not lasted very long.
- ▪To what extent is a stagnant economic picture, dating back to the financial crisis of nearly 20 years ago to blame?
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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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