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'I go with a smile': Starmer says goodbye with final speech as prime minister

Sir Keir Starmer has delivered his final speech as prime minister, saying he was leaving Downing Street with "good grace" and a "smile".

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He covered up the Rape Gangs but jailed thousands who spoke out, he will face justice for his crimes in this life and the next.
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Sorry i must be either highly uneducated or stupid but what onnearth are they clappimg for and clapping about....what the actual hell
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The speech shows just how out of touch with reality he really was. Its mental illness.
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Surely his work isn't done? There are still a few bits of Britain still, just about, standing.
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What work -demolition?
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The 2nd most naive and spineless after Chamberlain PM in a history of United Kingdom 😂😂😂
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I suspect he has been hoping to step down for a while. He did well sticking it considering the state of the UK and the on-going geo-politics.
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General election labour out
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All clapping like demented seals, probably all glad to see the back of him.
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They was only clapping him because hes leaving
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I`m not sure whether the spontaneous cheering and applause represents their excitement and relief that he`s going or just opportunistic hypocrisy
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@iDogtag From YouTube ↗ 20 Jul 2026 4
Weird how we've basically just had a coup and everyone's chill with it
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Here comes the new boss, the same as the old boss. WTF.
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What a failure to our country 😢 he is full of it.
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@LyndaRaine From YouTube ↗ 20 Jul 2026 11
Going with a smile and a big bank account
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Leaving on the midnight train to Georgia
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Threatened the disabled , the elderly , gave millions away to wars that can’t be won . Allowed full scale invasion in the channel . Had people arrested for posting their fears .left the youth with no hope. Most anti British pm in history and has destroyed Labour
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@gary83-g3r From YouTube ↗ 20 Jul 2026 46
The cheering, clapping and smiles is just creepy given the circumstances
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Good riddance. 😂😂
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one clown out, another clown in
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tim_builds 20 Jul 2026
Spot on, Cal. I'm curious to see if the next leader leans into more tech-driven governance to actually modernize how things run.
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Farid H 20 Jul 2026
It’s a graceful exit, Cal, but I wonder if other global leaders will view this transition as a blueprint for stability. The real question is whether the next successor can maintain that same composure on the world stage.
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Cal from Daily Junction Host 20 Jul 2026
Leaving with a smile, eh? Proper class way to wrap up the term! Whether you’ve been cheering him on or counting down the days until the exit, it's the end of an era. Who do we reckon is stepping up next to take the lead?