Keir Starmer Falters Out of the Gate

Britain’s Labour Party, after winning office on a vow to extirpate antisemitism, takes a sharp left turn against Israel, among other betrayals of its promised program. Is Kamala Harris watching?

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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer at London on February 1, 2024. AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth

Sir Keir Starmer, Labour’s white knight, is stumbling out of the gate. On the clubhouse turn, a new poll shows him 16 points underwater, a plunge of 27 points from when he acceded to prime minister. His victory in the July 4 vote prompted an outpouring of eulogies for the Tories, who’d ruled Britain for 14 years. Labour earned its 411 seats, though, with just over 33 percent of the vote. That’s a far cry from proportional, and shaky stuff for a landslide.

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