Britain’s PM lurches from one self-inflicted mini-crisis to the next. He might say he’s playing a long game, but is he digging a hole too deep to climb out of?
London | A local publican’s online petition for Britain to hold a fresh election, not even five months since Labour leader Keir Starmer won the last one, is fast approaching 3 million signatures. And more than 10 times that many people have viewed Elon Musk’s X post about it.
The petition is a metaphorical flag planted squarely in the cold embers of Sir Keir’s political honeymoon as his fledgling government staggers from one self-inflicted crisis to the next.
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Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London. Connect with Hans on Twitter. Email Hans at hans.vanleeuwen@afr.com
