Starmerism is disintegrating
As the left rallies against it, can this government stand another four years?
ByKeir Starmer
Keir Rodney Starmer is a Labour Party politician who became Prime Minister on 5 July 2024. He has been MP for Holborn and St Pancras since 2015 and leader of Labour since April 2020. Starmer, born in 1962, studied law at the University of Leeds and Oxford, then became a barrister specialising in human rights. In 2008 he was appointed director of public prosecutions, for a five-year term. Find news, comment, and analysis about him here.
A year of crisis and political fragmentation
British politics is breaking apart at the seams. Let’s look at what the past 12 months have taught us.
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Annus horribilis
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Keir Starmer has provoked the mass of his party into organising – against his leadership.
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Financial markets appear to have more confidence in the Chancellor than the Prime Minister.
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Labour’s most popular policies are being implemented by stealth.
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If something is beginning to look inevitable, let’s talk about it.
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Labour’s prayer for growth
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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PMQs review: Keir Starmer fails to rule out sacking Rachel Reeves
The Prime Minister didn’t do the Chancellor any favours as Labour’s crisis fortnight continues.
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The meaning of the Chancellor’s tears
Rachel Reeves’ authority is beginning to melt away.
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The troubled welfare bill has passed – but at what cost?
After major concessions to rebel Labour MPs, the government has won a hollow victory.
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Labour’s rebel MPs are rubbish at maths
Public finances are in a parlous state. Tough choices are inevitable. When will the PLP learn this lesson?
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The rebellions against Starmer are only just beginning
Once MPs turn against a government, they never turn back.
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Keir Starmer’s “Island of strangers” speech was right
The Prime Minister may regret his words but some of us live in the reality he described.
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A humbling week for Keir Starmer
Concessions to welfare rebels may have saved the government, but there remain lessons for the Prime Minister to learn.
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Labour is locked in a vicious blame game
As Rachel Reeves and Morgan McSweeney are targeted, once-loyal MPs single out Keir Starmer.
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Imperial calculations
In its attacks on Iran, Israel is exploiting the chaos of American foreign policy.
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Britain is dangerously exposed to the whims of despots
An attack on Iranian oil infrastructure could produce a price shock comparable to 2022.
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Inside Labour’s welfare revolt
Keir Starmer’s political authority is now on the line.
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Keir Starmer faces war on all fronts
The Prime Minister’s authority is under attack and Rachel Reeves may pay the price.
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