Keir Starmer’s fall looms – but what follows may be worse

 

 

Just over a year after sweeping to power with a landslide, Prime Minister Keir Starmer is now widely seen in Westminster as finished. Once hailed as Labour’s steady hand, he has stumbled from crisis to crisis, leaving his leadership in freefall. The only debate now is when, not if, he will go.

 

Starmer’s “one in, one out” migrant plan quickly collapsed, while attempts at welfare reform fell apart amid a rebellion by his own MPs. His much-touted “Phase Two” reboot imploded after the resignations of Angela Rayner, Peter Mandelson, and top aide Paul Ovenden, who quit over offensive emails.

 

The Prime Minister’s grip has weakened further following a botched cabinet reshuffle that failed to remove Ed Miliband. Meanwhile, the economy is flatlining,

 

productivity is stuck, and Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces impossible choices ahead of November’s Budget: she cannot cut spending, borrow more, or rewrite Labour’s fiscal rules — leaving only tax hikes, which risk choking growth.

 

Even if Starmer limps past Christmas, spring by-elections could sink him. Leadership challenger Andy Burnham is already circling, with restless Labour MPs pushing for change. Yet Burnham’s agenda of nationalisation, higher spending, and wealth taxes could push Britain into deeper turmoil.

 

With the party dominated by MPs expecting lavish spending after their election victory, any successor may be tempted to ignore economic reality and promise what the country cannot afford. In that sense, Starmer’s fall could unleash even greater instability.

 

Don’t mourn Starmer — but don’t celebrate too soon either. What comes next may prove even worse.

 

Key Takeaways:

• Starmer seen as politically finished after a year of crisis.

• His policy failures and cabinet turmoil deepen Labour’s woes.

• Potential successor Andy Burnham could steer Britain into even riskier territory.

 

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Yay, Mahmood for PM!

Or maybe Lammy ......

I favor Sadiq Khan as PM