Sir Keir Starmer's government faced significant internal dissent despite holding a mandate and majority. Many Labour MPs deserted him, revealing a lack of control over events. The government's initial U-turn, made hastily, indicated its struggle to address the depth of anger among MPs. As numbers of dissenting MPs nudged up, attempts to reassure them only fostered further uncertainty. Ultimately, senior Labour figures displayed growing concern as the situation became increasingly precarious and chaotic within the parliamentary framework.
The astonishing thing about this row is Sir Keir Starmer has a mandate and a majority. However, swathes of his own MPs deserted him, showing government unrest.
The government hoped they had done enough with initial concessions. However, a stubborn group of 50 Labour MPs still refused to support the Prime Minister.
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