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How Could UK Premier Starmer Be Forced From Office?

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces record disapproval ratings and public support for his Labour party has collapsed, leaving him acutely vulnerable to a leadership challenge.

Labour lawmakers are wondering if a change at the top might turn their party’s fortunes around in time for the next general election due to take place by 2029. Under British governing convention, the leader of the biggest party in parliament almost always becomes prime minister.