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Starmer’s denial in Labour leadership will not save him but he’ll go down fighting

The Guardian Politics Wednesday 17 June 2026, 17:31 UTC By John Crace 1 min read
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Keir Starmer is a decent man but that is not enough for a party who want a good communicator. Step forward Andy …On days like these you can’t help feeling you’re living in a parallel universe. Either I’m going mad or Keir Starmer is.

Keir Starmer is a decent man but that is not enough for a party who want a good communicator. Step forward Andy …

On days like these you can’t help feeling you’re living in a parallel universe. Either I’m going mad or Keir Starmer is. The third possibility that we’re both going mad is too disturbing to contemplate.

What to make of the prime minister’s Sky News interview at the G7 in Évian in which Starmer graciously offered Andy Burnham a “big role in government” if, as expected, he wins the Makerfield byelection on Thursday?

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