What went wrong for Sir Keir Starmer | The Economist
May 15, 2026
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as posted by the channelSir 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.
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