[The Weeping Angel]

What even is this…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y0z2q2g2ro

Just seems they’ve come out and overly defended him and in the process made him look weak. Probably best thing for Labour would be a large brush if that took Starmer fair enough but some of that team around him would go as well.

Also not sure how Haigh can even see herself as leader. Wes (and I’m not a fan) has the least number of issues.

It's very similar to this article.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... SApp_Other

Downing Street has launched an extraordinary operation to protect Keir Starmer amid fears among the prime minister’s closest allies that he is vulnerable to a leadership challenge in the wake of the budget.

Starmer’s most senior political aides warned that any attempt to oust the prime minister over tanking poll ratings would be a “reckless” and “dangerous” move that could destabilise the markets, international relationships and the Labour party.

They insisted that Starmer would fight to retain the leadership in any contest that followed a challenge, either immediately after the budget or, more plausibly, following defeat at the May local elections.

A bitter row broke out after No 10 sources said they had grown increasingly concerned over speculation among MPs that Wes Streeting could be planning an imminent coup against the prime minister – a move fiercely denied by the health secretary.

[The Weeping Angel]

Someone's having a breakdown.

[Youngian]

Why would a usurper want the anger of tax rises and other bad medicine on their desk?
Starmer and his team's inability to sell good news to a miserable nation might be is undoing but give him some time to pile up some good news for a sunnier candidate to sell.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Yeah, I think that's right. And it's why I find the "Streeting to take over in June" stuff to be very implausible. It's very unlikely that the budget after this one is going to be a "giveaway budget", and you won't yet see services improving much.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Just seems they’ve come out and overly defended him and in the process made him look weak.

Also not sure how Haigh can even see herself as leader. Wes (and I’m not a fan) has the least number of issues.

Yeah, I think that's it. You get asked all the time about this stuff, then somebody goes a bit far, and it's "paranoid Number 10" or "must be a big threat to Starmer".

Haigh has no way back to the front bench, let alone leadership, with a fraud conviction. Nobody's going to believe that someone from her background couldn't get hold of legal advice so pleaded guilty to something she didn't do.

Streeting isn't going to win a leadership election either.

[Youngian]

Yeah, I think that's right. And it's why I find the "Streeting to take over in June" stuff to be very implausible. It's very unlikely that the budget after this one is going to be a "giveaway budget", and you won't yet see services improving much.

There are plenty of good initiatives which the present government is failing to relay. They can be repacked by a future leader with better sales skills.