- Mon Apr 20, 2026 7:20 pm
#109342
I’m not yet convinced that there are hordes of Labour MPs whose dearest wish is to hand Starmer his sandwiches wrapped in a road map before the next general election comes around.
There is still no better person to be Prime Minister than Keir Starmer. Not remotely. And there is no eager successor waiting in the wings. Rayner is still tied up with her little misunderstanding with the Inland Revenue, Burnham is still out of parliament and not getting back any time soon, and Streeting has a distinctly perilous looking majority of 500 in his constituency to worry about. So unless Karl Turner fancies his chances, it’s nothing doing.
There is still no better person to be Prime Minister than Keir Starmer. Not remotely. And there is no eager successor waiting in the wings. Rayner is still tied up with her little misunderstanding with the Inland Revenue, Burnham is still out of parliament and not getting back any time soon, and Streeting has a distinctly perilous looking majority of 500 in his constituency to worry about. So unless Karl Turner fancies his chances, it’s nothing doing.
"The opportunity to serve our country: that is all we ask.” John Smith, May 11, 1994.

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