Labour's government under Keir Starmer finds itself at a critical juncture, struggling with low public approval and internal cohesion. The upcoming spending review and contentious welfare cuts highlight its fragile morale and strained public finances amid competing demands. Despite being more active than its predecessor, the government lacks clarity in its messaging, and even successes like trade deals have failed to improve its standing. There's a growing sentiment that the current strategy, influenced by social conservatism, may be unsustainable, prompting discussions of a potential shift leftwards in policy under figures like Angela Rayner.
Though much more energetic than its Tory predecessor, this government often seems opaque, unable to explain its purpose in a compelling way.
At barely 20% in the polls, Labour is as unpopular as in its most disliked days under Jeremy Corbyn.
Both inside and outside the party, there is an increasingly widespread feeling that the strategy pursued by Starmer has been tested to destruction.
One ever more openly favoured by the deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, leads broadly leftwards: raising taxes on the wealthy, building much more council and social housing.
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