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| Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership is in disarray. More than 100 Labour MPs have called for him to step aside after the party suffered a humiliating drubbing at local and devolved elections. The Economist’s deputy editor, Edward Carr, and a panel of top editors unpack what went wrong for the man who walked into Downing Street with the second-largest mandate in Britain’s post-war history. #KeirStarmer #Starmer #Britain #politics #Labour 00:00 - Sir Keir Starmer’s lack of vision 01:20 - His relationship with his cabinet 02:04 - Why his policies are “all pain, no gain” 03:20 - Is Sir Keir “too normal” to be prime minister? 04:04 - Why incremental policy changes aren’t enough for voters Watch the full show: https://www.economist.com/insider/the-insider/is-britain-ungovernable Sign up to the Insider newsletter: https://econ.st/4nOyzIb Subscribe to The Economist: https://www.economist.com/subscribe Download our app: https://www.economist.com/get-the-app Follow The Economist on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theeconomist/ Follow The Economist on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEconomist Follow The Economist on X: https://x.com/TheEconomist |
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