Political commentator warns of worsening UK leadership crisis after Starmer's resignation
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Mhairi Black
2h ago· 7 min readenOpinion
Summary
A political commentary piece reflecting on a tumultuous week in UK politics, covering Peter Murrell's sentencing, Jeffrey Donaldson's conviction, and Keir Starmer's resignation as prime minister. The author critiques the rewriting of Starmer's legacy and warns that the political situation will deteriorate further, expressing deep pessimism about the direction of British politics.
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· 3 pulledThe rewriting of Starmer's tenure in Number 10 has already begun, with him being hailed as a principled man brought down by unfortunate events and backstabbers.
I find myself typing away at my laptop during a rare red heat warning, looking like that meme of the dog trying to reassure itself, 'this is fine' as the room is engulfed by flames.
If you think Starmer was bad, what's ahead will be even worse
IN the week when Peter Murrell was sentenced to more than five years in jail, Jeffrey Donaldson was found guilty of 18 charges of child sexual abuse…

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