Framing Analysis
Labour secured 411 seats and a 174-seat majority in the July 2024 general election on a 34 percent vote share. The government enacted an employment rights bill in December while retreating from immediate unfair-dismissal protections and implemented a 4.1 percent pay increase for low-paid workers from April. Keir Starmer resigned as prime minister, contributing to the prospect of a sixth prime minister in seven years.