Keir Starmer's final PMQs: 'This is the end of my political journey'

Описание: “While it is undoubtedly the case that politics, in the UK and elsewhere, has become more polarised and aggressive and unpleasant in the past decade or so, it is not a total lost cause,” writes the Guardian’s political correspondent Andrew Sparrow, reflecting on the British prime minister Keir Starmer’s final Prime Minister’s Questions.
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The event was marked by jovial back-and-forths between Starmer, who resigned in June after two years as prime minister and six years as Labour leader, and a standing ovation from many MPs in the commons – excluding some, including Conservative parliamentarians and the independent MP Jeremy Corbyn.

“It is still the case that most people who stand for parliament want to do some good, and most of them are reasonably decent. And occasionally it shows – which is why today’s proceedings were uplifting, even if they won’t change anything and will soon be forgotten,” writes Sparrow.

The former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is due to be declared leader of the Labour party on Friday, and will likely be declared prime minister on Monday.

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