The Guardian
Monday’s ‘make or break’ speech was one of the PM’s best but the signs are that most Labour MPs have already seen enough What did Keir Starmer say in ‘last chance’ speech to save his premiership? UK politics live – latest updates Was that it? Reset number … I forget where we’re up to now. Much the same as the last reset. And probably much the same as the next reset. That’s if there is one. The signs are that most Labour MPs think they’ve seen enough. That Keir Starmer has run out of road. He certainly seems to be running out of friends. Down to a few ultra-loyalists. And he can’t even trust those who want him to stay as they are probably only biding their time until Andy Burnham is in Westminster and can launch a leadership challenge. There’s a sadness here. Because Monday’s “make or break” speech was one of Starmer’s best. But it was always only going to end in heartbreak because Starmer can’t roll back the last two years. He can’t stop a leadership race that has in effect already started. Continue reading...
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