Keir Starmer is clinging on to power but for how long?
British prime minister Keir Starmer is clinging to power after scores of Labour MPs – and several ministers – called on him to resign or at least plot a clear path for a change in leadership.
The immediate prompt is the collapse of the Labour vote during the local elections which saw more than 1,500 councillors lose their seats.
Add the party’s losses at the devolved elections in Scotland and Wales and the turnaround in Labour’s fortunes since its landslide general election win couldn’t be more stark.
But do the roots of dissatisfaction with the solid, steady and uncharismatic Starmer, and…
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