Frustration with Starmer’s lack of visibility unlikely to be quelled by No 10 efforts to show up leadership challengers
Starmer allies say ousting PM would be ‘reckless’ as fears grow over leadership challenge
For an operation that used to pride itself on its political instinct, Keir Starmer’s No 10 has been repeatedly caught off-guard.
There was the plunge in popularity in the immediate aftermath of the winter fuel decision, the decimation of loyalty among Labour MPs that led to the welfare vote catastrophe and the audacity of Andy Burnham’s open campaign for the leadership leading up to Labour conference.
Now the operation sees threats everywhere and is determined to put potential rebels in the spotlight and flush out rivals.
