Keir Starmer live: Donald Trump claims PM WILL resign in huge ‘parting shot’ after Andy Burnham’s election win

If Starmer is to step down, one of the questions will be about what he will do next.

To be a former PM is an odd thing. Business in the House of Commons moves on, but the agenda is no longer set by you. A new pair of hands takes up the reins with different policy ideas and style. You might even have to remain tight-lipped as the new PM – dealing with the weight of the office, acquainting themselves with Larry the Cat and a poky London flat above Number 10 – tries to make a symbolic break with the past by making a critical parting shot.

Mired in a row over his resignation honours, Boris Johnson left Parliament altogether in June 2023, just nine months after he left Downing Street when the support from fellow Tories melted away.

Tony Blair, feeling the brunt of 10 gruelling years as PM, left Parliament straight away and took up a role as Middle East envoy for the United Nations, European Union, United States, and Russia. Blair is known to have made millions since he was PM.

Others choose to stay, taking to the quieter life outside of high office and instead engaging in good, old-fashioned constituency work. Starmer may want to ring Gordon Brown, Rishi Sunak, Theresa May or John Major if he wants the blueprint for that kind of work.

That said, if posh new jobs or the endless rigmarole of constituency casework doesn’t take your fancy, then you can always indulge in a bit of conspiracy theory-based ranting, blaming the ‘globalist elite’ for your shortcomings. Liz Truss, the expert, here.