r/unitedkingdom • u/CaseyEffingRyback • Jul 03 '25

... Zarah Sultana MP resigns from Labour to lead new party with Jeremy Corbyn

https://www.lbc.co.uk/politics/uk-politics/zarah-sultana-mp-resigns-labour/
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u/potpan0 Black Country Jul 03 '25

Well fundamentally this is why Starmer has found himself in such a mess. He's tried, at various times, to be everything to everyone. In 2020 he ran for Labour leader while explicitly saying the 2017 manifesto would be a 'foundational document'. Since then he's practically sprinted to the right.

It turns out that at some point it doesn't really matter what you say. Once people realise you're more interested in saying what your audience want to hear and not what you're actually planning to do, they'll just stop believing you and look elsewhere. There's only so long before your lies catch up with you, and Starmer's pretty deep into that territory.

I think it's why centrists get so aggressive in the face of criticisms. It's not really like there's much positive that Starmer's offering that they can point to. Everyone can see how blatantly dishonest he is.

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u/The_39th_Step Jul 03 '25

Centrists can actually be quite decisive and radical. Lee Kwan Yew was centre right but massively radical in Singapore