In the last eight years, Britain has burned through no fewer than four prime ministers.

When the Conservatives' 14 years in power ended in July 2024, the pitch made by Sir Keir Starmer's victorious Labour Party was that, as prime minister, he would "end the chaos" and bring stability to a country exhausted by political and economic turbulence.

His first year in office, however, has been marked by familiar turmoil; ministerial resignations, including that of his deputy and most obvious successor Angela Rayner , a scandal over freebies , the sacking of Britain's US ambassador Peter Mandelson over his links to Jeffrey Epstein, an explosive row over welfare reform, increasing public frustration over illegal immigration and persistent criticism that Starmer has struggled to communicate

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