Keir Starmer Needs Officials to Make His Agenda Happen. He’s Just Made That Harder
By turning on civil servants, the PM is shooting himself in the foot.
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Whoa, there. Last time I wrote the Readout, I was eating some humble pie on the PM.
Not only was he looking like not being challenged after the impending drubbing in the May elections, but he was also being vindicated in his criticism of President Trump’s war on Iran. Keir Starmer appeared to be finally finding his stride and singing a tune that his party liked the sound of.