In June 2026, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned less than two years after a landslide win and without losing an election. This ready-to-teach lesson uses his fall to explore how leaders gain and lose legitimacy, with three differentiated reading levels for Grades 6–12
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- PowerPoint Slides with concept intro, discussion, and current event overview
- A separate ready-to-print PDF document for each lesson level
- Thinking questions to connect to the concepts of power and legitimacy
- Critical thinking activity about how a Prime Minster's legitimacy can be weakened
- Research extension about Starmer's likely successor, Andy Burnham
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