"Keir Starmer doesn't see himself as the leader of a coalition government. With 399 MPs and a working majority of 156, why should he? One reason is that those numbers mark a high tide of anti-Tory feeling that receded as soon as Rishi Sunak's rotten administration was swept away. Voters from diverse places with disparate grievances embraced Starmer's promise of change, often uncertain what it meant in practice. They needed reasons to be glad of the choice they had made and haven't found them."
"Support for the government has tanked as a result. Labour MPs are miserable. There is disaffection in every faction. It afflicts even the cadre of ultra-loyal Starmtroopers whose selection as parliamentary candidates was supposed to guarantee a compliant Commons. Ambitious newbies who thought they were embarking on a political career are doubtful of survival at the next election. They are less easily induced to obedience by whips."
Keir Starmer holds a large Commons majority but lacks a sense of coalition leadership despite broad, heterogeneous electoral support. The 399-MP victory reflected anti-Tory sentiment that has partly ebbed, leaving many voters uncertain about the promised change and disappointed by early government performance. Falling public support has produced disaffection across Labour factions, weakening internal discipline and prompting anxiety among newly elected MPs. The prime minister is reshaping the cabinet to consolidate control and accelerate policy delivery. New ministers face mandates to tighten immigration control and reform welfare-to-work conversion while freeing funds for public services and infrastructure.
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