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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Several Labour MPs in talks with Greens about defecting to the party, sources say

Several left-wing Labour MPs are negotiating potential defections to the Greens, seeking electoral guarantees and attracted by the party's perceived radicalism under leader Zack Polanski.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Starmer may be right not to wade into Trump's war but he is a prisoner of his MPs

Keir Starmer faces political weakness as Labour MPs' support on Iran policy makes him appear as their prisoner rather than an independent leader.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Takeaways from a UK special election won by the Green Party over Starmer's Labour

Britain's Green Party won a significant election victory in a Labour stronghold, placing Prime Minister Keir Starmer's leadership in serious jeopardy and revealing fragmentation in British politics.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Trump's visit revealed a stark truth: Britain feels more than ever like a country stuck in the past | Simon Jenkins

Britain has made its point. We can do the past. The rest of the world may be more powerful and richer than we are, but only Britain can embody statehood in a banquet. Only Britain can force the titans of the digital age into white tie and tails, and reduce an American president to quivering admiration. The question is where now?
UK politics
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Starmer should beware: in this volatile age, no majority and no leader is secure for long | Rafael Behr

Keir Starmer must rebuild internal party cohesion and bridge divergent voter expectations through pragmatic compromise and accelerated policy delivery to halt falling support.
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