"Joe Biden repeatedly said that Donald Trump was an existential threat. Yet the former US president clung on to his party's nomination when he ought to have allowed a better candidate to take on Mr Trump. What happened next is history. There is an uncomfortable parallel in Britain. Sir Keir Starmer insists that defeating Reform UK is the overriding priority. He warns of the fight of our lives against a party offering racist policies."
"By blocking Andy Burnham from being selected as a Labour parliamentary candidate for an upcoming byelection in Manchester, where he is a popular mayor, Sir Keir has mistaken authority for control. In politics, this desire for control usually signals fear of one's own side. Cowardice would be to avoid risk. This is where prime ministerial pride has overridden purpose and principles. If beating Reform UK really mattered above all else, Sir Keir would deploy his strongest political weapon in the form of Mr Burnham,"
Sir Keir Starmer insisted that defeating Reform UK was the overriding priority and warned of its racist policies. He blocked Andy Burnham from selection as a Labour parliamentary candidate in a Manchester by-election, prioritising authority and his own position over maximising Labour's electoral chances. That decision signals fear of his own side and shows prime ministerial pride overriding purpose and principles. If beating Reform UK had truly mattered above all, Burnham would have been deployed despite risks to Starmer's position. Labour has failed to learn from recent anti-Reform contests, which show that success depends on leading a broad opposition coalition of poorer voters, minorities and younger professionals rather than just presenting sensible policies.
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