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What next, Keir Starmer?

If Starmer can pivot decisively toward a politics of fairness, he may yet turn survival into renewal.

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Zoe Grunewald and The Lead
Feb 17, 2026
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The prime minister speaking in the Commons last week Pic: UK Parliament/Flickr

The prime minister may have narrowly dodged political assassination, but lounging in the aftermath is not a strategy. Last week was not some fluke, factional tantrum, or fleeting wobble. It was the product of long-standing unease; inside the parliamentary party, and far more …

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