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==== Free speech crackdown ====
==== Free speech crackdown ====
Nigel Farage has described the Starmer regime as the biggest threat to free speech in British history.<ref>[https://x.com/BreitbartLondon/status/1823011963917480420?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1823011963917480420%7Ctwgr%5Eb3c12b84be7494e1755adafb45803dae918e1ff5%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Ft%2Fassets%2Fhtml%2Ftweet-5.html1823011963917480420 Nigel Farage Warns Keir Starmer ‘Biggest Threat to Free Speech’ in British History]</ref> The US State Department issued a report in August 2025 which found that human rights had "worsened" in the UK following two-tier Keir's censorship of free speech in the UK (in response to the [[2024 Starmer riots]]).<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2025/08/13/trump-admin-report-finds-uk-human-rights-worsened-amid-speech-crackdown/ Trump Admin Report Finds UK Human Rights ‘Worsened’ Amid Free Speech Crackdown]</ref>
Nigel Farage has described the Starmer regime as the biggest threat to free speech in British history.<ref>[https://x.com/BreitbartLondon/status/1823011963917480420?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1823011963917480420%7Ctwgr%5Eb3c12b84be7494e1755adafb45803dae918e1ff5%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Ft%2Fassets%2Fhtml%2Ftweet-5.html1823011963917480420 Nigel Farage Warns Keir Starmer ‘Biggest Threat to Free Speech’ in British History]</ref> The US State Department issued a report in August 2025 which found that human rights had "worsened" in the UK following two-tier Keir's censorship of free speech in the UK (in response to the [[2024 Starmer riots]]).<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2025/08/13/trump-admin-report-finds-uk-human-rights-worsened-amid-speech-crackdown/ Trump Admin Report Finds UK Human Rights ‘Worsened’ Amid Free Speech Crackdown]</ref>
=== Resignation ====
As predicted the night before by US President Donald Trump,<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/06/21/trump-predicts-uks-starmer-will-resign-after-having-failed-badly-on-immigration-and-energy/ Trump Predicts UK’s Starmer Will Resign After Having ‘Failed Badly’ on Immigration and Energy]</ref> Keir Starmer announced on 22 June 2026 that he would be resigning as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/06/22/prime-minister-keir-starmer-resigns-but-sets-his-own-months-long-timetable-to-go/ Prime Minister Keir Starmer Resigns But Sets His Own Months-Long Timetable To Go] </ref> The move followed [[Andy Burnham]], the Greater Manchester Mayor widely seen as a successor to Keir Starmer, being elected back to Parliament as MP for Makerfield.
== Policy and views ==
== Policy and views ==