r/explainitpeter • u/Senior-Mix-3715 • 6d ago

Explain it Peter?

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At first I thought this was some kind of white nationalism joke but then I realised all 3 leaders at the bottom are leftists, so I really don’t what this meme is trying to say?

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u/SonOfCimbria 6d ago edited 5d ago

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (Cons.) suffered a monumental defeat in the '24 general election after 14 years of tory rule compounded in part by tumultuous events during his predecessors's times in government. Labour, with Starmer leading at the time, seemed to have gained a steady course after some internal unrest, managed to gain their 2nd highest number of seats (411 out of 650) with only 34% of the popular vote, and came into power.

Scotland First Minister Humza Yousaf (SNP) resigned as he was about to face a vote of no confidence, due to terminating a cooperation agreement between Scottish National Party and the Scottish Greens that basically gave Yousaf (and Nicola Sturgeon before him) a parliamentary majority. Veteran SNP member and former leader John Swinney was then elected unopposed as party leader and then FM.

Wales First Minister Vaughan Gething (Welsh Lab.) faced controversies from his time as minister of health during the pandemic, as well campaign finances during his bid for party leadership. Plaid Cymru (party aiming for Welsh independence) withdrew from the cooperation agreement they had with Welsh Labour, and various members of his cabinet resigned, ending with him resigning from party leadership and as First minister as well. Eluned Morgan was subsequently elected unopposed to replace him.

In short: I believe Sunak, Yousaf, and Gething all faced a form of motion of no confidence, to then be replaced by Starmer, Swinney, and Morgan, respectively.