Today the media is full of "who could have seen this coming?" Many of us could. In 2020. Six years ago I wrote that Starmer was on track to be the worst Labour leader ever. Not after the local election wipeout. In 2020, before he'd even had a full year.
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The thing about the #LabourLeaks fiasco is that it didn’t have to be a fiasco. That is, it is down entirely to Starmer. All he had to do is what Corbyn did, stay out of party squabbles, leave…
Starmer's biggest failure? Nobody knew what he stood for.
We're about to hand the keys to No.10 to a man with no manifesto, no declared positions on the biggest issues of the moment, and no plan beyond not being Starmer.
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Starmer's biggest failure? Nobody knew what he stood for.
So let me ask you something about the man about to replace him.
The social media ban. The Iran war. The Edinburgh attacks. The wave of racis...
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No other seats by-election or general election, will ever replicate those conditions.
This tells us nothing about Labour's ability to beat Reform. It tells us everything about how toxic Starmer has become. 🌿
Not just 100+ Labour MPs that want Starmer to go but also
Foreign Secretary
Home Secretary
Energy Secretary
+ A "sizeable number" in the Cabinet
Starmer is a fool he should go on Monday. Cabinet on Wednesday and then PMQs will be vicious. He can't be dumb enough not to say he's quitting before then?
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Beth Rigby and the political press are getting very excited. Let's apply some cold water.
Makerfield was a referendum on the most unpopular PM in modern polling history. Voters had one simple calculation: vote Andy, get Starmer out.
