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Conrad Black: Britain’s Old Political Order Is Collapsing

The latest polls indicate that as many as nine or ten parties could be elected to the next Parliament.
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Conrad Black: Britain’s Old Political Order Is Collapsing
Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation as UK Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party, outside No.10 Downing Street in London, England, on June 22, 2026. Peter Nicholls/Getty Images
Conrad Black
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The resignation of British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is the confirmation of the seventh consecutive failed government of the United Kingdom and the imminent installation of the seventh British prime minister in 10 years. The categorization of failure is based upon electoral rejection or revocation by the members of Parliament of the governing party. In Britain, it is not a disgrace to leave at the behest of one’s own MPs if it is after a reasonable incumbency.

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Conrad Black
Conrad Black
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Conrad Black has been one of Canada’s most prominent financiers for 40 years and was one of the leading newspaper publishers in the world. He’s the author of authoritative biographies of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Richard Nixon, and, most recently, “Donald J. Trump: A President Like No Other,” which has been republished in updated form.