Sir Keir Starmer's first five years as Labour Party leader have seen dramatic highs and lows - but the next five will perhaps be even more challenging.

I found this interesting. It looks back at Sir Keir’s five years as the leader of Labour.

Here’s an interesting quote:

He turned left to win the party leadership and turned right to win a general election.

And regarding his campaign for the Labour leadership in 2020:

To win the backing of left-wing Labour activists, he backed a wealth tax on the top 5% of earners, abolishing university tuition fees, nationalising water and energy and restoring freedom of movement between the UK and EU countries. Whatever happened to those promises?

  • HelloThere@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    14 days ago

    The idea that Farage could ever be PM is laughable.

    If come 2029 it looked like a realistic possibility then the level of tactical voting and vote swapping across Lab, LD, and Greens would be even more than 2024.

    If Reform ever get more than 25-30 seats I’ll do a Paddy Ashdown and eat my hat.