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The Labour Party leadership question is very hard to avoid. The news is dominated by it. The government is being incapacitated by it. We have the farce of the King's Speech being presented today by a government that may not exist by the end of the week. And all the while, Starmer clings on, like a limpet desperate for its own survival, whatever the cost to anyone else.
The Labour Party leadership question is very hard to avoid. The news is dominated by it. The government is being incapacitated by it. We have the farce of the King’s Speech being presented today by a government that may not exist by the end of the week. And all the while, Starmer clings on, like a limpet desperate for its own survival, whatever the cost to anyone else.
Why does Britain keep ending up with weak Prime Ministers?
In this video, I argue that the problem is no longer simply about personalities or political parties. The deeper issue is that the UK political system now rewards the wrong qualities and filters out many of the people who might actually be capable of governing well.
I look at the five essential qualities...
Bond markets are reported to be twitchy this morning. Gilt rates are rising. The City of London is muttering about “fiscal credibility”. And the reason is not hard to find. There is growing uncertainty about the future of the Labour government and, in particular, whether a successor to Keir Starmer might eventually emerge who could shift policy, even modestly, to the left.