British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, on his final day at 10 Downing Street, posted an unconventional farewell video on TikTok — one that quickly went viral. In it, he appears as Dominic Toretto, the iconic character played by Vin Diesel in the Fast & Furious film series.
A Digital Tribute to a Tenure
The video draws directly from the emotional closing scene of Furious 7 (2015), digitally inserting Starmer’s face and the iconic black door of No. 10 Downing Street onto the characters of Toretto and Brian O’Conner — portrayed by the late Paul Walker. As the Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth hit “See You Again” plays, the door speaks with O’Conner’s voice: “Hey… did you think you could leave without saying goodbye?”
Starmer, voicing Toretto, replies: “I used to say I live my life a quarter-mile at a time — and I think that’s why we were brothers… because you did too.”
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The clip then transitions into a montage of key moments from Starmer’s premiership: school visits, military base tours, and even a lighthearted cameo scoring a penalty in a Soccer Aid charity match. The video ends with Starmer telling the door: “You’ll always be with me — and you’ll always be my brother,” before two cars — echoing the film’s imagery — drive off in opposite directions.
The TikTok post, captioned “It’s been a privilege to serve,” amassed millions of views and approximately 563,000 likes. Yet reactions were mixed. On X (formerly Twitter), some users questioned the tone: one reposted the video with the comment, “Keir Starmer just posted this utterly absurd video on his official TikTok — I’m still torn between bafflement and delight.” Another called it “awkward.”
Earlier the same day — Monday, 20 July 2026 — Starmer delivered his formal resignation speech outside Downing Street. “My work is done — I’m leaving with a smile,” he said, handing over leadership to incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham.