Keir Starmer has bid farewell to the United Kingdom after just twenty-three months in the position of Prime Minister. "The country is stronger and fairer than it was two years ago," stated the head of the Government, who is now heading to submit his resignation to King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, which is under renovation and where he will access through a more discreet door than usual. "My work as Prime Minister is over," said Starmer, who mentioned in his farewell Ukraine's resistance to the Russian invasion.
It was a very Starmer-like speech: cold, dignified, without any sentimentalism. He didn't start giving numbers - it wasn't the place - but he was close when he began to mention what he considers the achievements of his Government. And he once again highlighted the area where his legacy will endure the most: foreign policy, when he said, "We live in a world where our enemies have an unwavering will to divide us because of our values, our decency, and our unwavering purpose to support the brave people of Ukraine." That was the only foreign country he mentioned in his brief speech.
Starmer recalled the "overwhelming victory in the 2022 elections" - one of the most comfortable in the history of the United Kingdom. And he said, "the country is better now than it was two years ago." To support this thesis, he mentioned "the reduction in immigration, child poverty, and waiting lists, and the increase in the country's international prestige."
The outgoing Prime Minister, who resigns after losing the support of his parliamentarians, stated, "I wish all the success to Andy Burnham, my successor," who will take office in the next two hours. Starmer, finally, remembered, with a patriotic sense, "the greatness of the British. Something we inherit from our country and our character, and that can make us better."