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Europe’s media look on in bemusement at post-Brexit ‘revolving door’ of UK prime ministers
UK NewsPolitics•June 23, 2026 at 1:33 PMNational

Europe’s media look on in bemusement at post-Brexit ‘revolving door’ of UK prime ministers

By Michael Savage Media editor•The Guardian - UK News

Front pages across the continent reflect on Britain’s political turmoil after Starmer becomes sixth prime minister to quit since 2016Europe live – latest updatesIn Germany, Downing Street was likened to a transit station, given the regular comings and goings of different prime ministers and staff. Meanwhile, a bemused Spanish newspaper concluded No 10 seemed to have been fitted with a revolving door.As news outlets across Europe digested the implications of Keir Starmer’s precipitous fall from landslide election winner to ousted prime minister, many also focused on a wider reality – Britain’s once much vaunted political stability was a thing of the past. Continue reading...

Front pages across the continent reflect on Britain’s political turmoil after Starmer becomes sixth prime minister to quit since 2016

In Germany, Downing Street was likened to a transit station, given the regular comings and goings of different prime ministers and staff. Meanwhile, a bemused Spanish newspaper concluded No 10 seemed to have been fitted with a revolving door.

As news outlets across Europe digested the implications of Keir Starmer’s precipitous fall from landslide election winner to ousted prime minister, many also focused on a wider reality – Britain’s once much vaunted political stability was a thing of the past.

Continue reading...