menu_open Columnists
We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Changing the leader won’t save Labour – or the country

56 0
12.05.2026

Tuesday 12 May 2026 5:25 am  |  Updated:  Monday 11 May 2026 5:32 pm

Changing the leader won’t save Labour – or the country

By: Christian May

Editor-in-Chief

Share

Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email

Add as a preferred source on Google

Starmer's critics are circling - but who has a plan for growth?

The well-intentioned but hapless Labour backbencher, Catherine West, spent the weekend warning that if she didn’t like Keir Starmer’s speech she’d launch a leadership challenge in a bid to flush out more serious candidates.

In the end, she backed down, but has called for a transition of power to a leader in September. She has since clarified that she meant ‘by’ September.

Despite all the talk of Labour’s impenetrable rulebook shielding sitting PMs from danger, it seems Starmer’s fate may be in the hands of a single MP with less than an iron grip on........

© City A.M.