Politico EU • May 10, 2026 15:26

Keir Starmer’s defences: Has the dam broken?

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Score: -0.32 • Leans Left

Is anyone really prepared to put their head above the parapet to challenge Keir Starmer? After a disastrous set of election results, Labour backbencher Catherine West has launched a stalking-horse threat to force the prime minister out. But with rival camps in disarray and would-be successors staying silent, will the cabinet unite around a successor […]

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