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The Labour PM stepped down today, citing he’s no longer the right leader, becoming the shortest-serving PM in history—yet proud of lifting half a million kids out of poverty and slashing small boat crossings. His tenure was marked by rapid policy pivots: reversing the winter fuel cut, tweaking student loans, local elections, digital IDs, and inheritance tax, while also shifting stance on grooming gangs and immigration. The two-child benefit cap and WASPI compensation remain unresolved, employment rights stalled, and taxes rose—though defense spending climbed and NHS waiting lists fell fastest in 17 years. His resignation comes after inheriting a “bankrupt” party and proving skeptics wrong, but questions linger over defense readiness, a controversial US ambassador pick, and whether his legacy will endure amid a rapidly shifting political landscape.

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