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Defeat of Conservative Government Offers an Opportunity for a Rebirth of the British Right

Charles III and Labour have ‘kissed hands,’ and now all eyes are on whose hands might be kissed by Reform.

Yui Mok, pool via AP
Charles III, right, shakes hands with Sir Keir Starmer at London, July 5, 2024. Yui Mok, pool via AP
STEPHEN MacLEAN
STEPHEN MacLEAN

Came Friday noon, Charles III “kissed hands” with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and asked him to form His Majesty’s Government. Prime Minister Sunak gave his last address outside 10 Downing Street, and entered the history books as having led the Conservative Party to its worst defeat in history.

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STEPHEN MacLEAN
STEPHEN MacLEAN

Mr. MacLean, a Nova Scotian who has blogged under the rubric of the Disraeli-Macdonald Institute, is a contributing editor of The New York Sun. He is also the author of our Brexit Diary.

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