Absolutely rightX The Starmer defenders on here will go “you think he’s a disaster? But what about the last 14 years?” The reality is that bad prime ministers go in sequence because it takes a leader of real quality to not whine as Cameron did “why should I do the difficult shit?”
Stephen Bush
The limits of a UK political system that has refused for ten years to make hard decisions are reached.
There are no easy answers. There is no magic money / growth tree. Leaders are going to have to make choices.
NEW: John Healey quits over defence funding. Devastating letter for the government and Keir Starmer: “You have been unable and the Treasury has been unwilling to commit the resources the nation needs to defend the country at this time of rising threats.”
