Starmer Is the Dog Who Caught the Car

Starmer Is the Dog Who Caught the Car

Britain’s prime minister fulfilled his quest for power but never knew what to do with it.

British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, gets into his car as he departs 10 Downing Street to attend Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons on May 14, 2025 in London, England. September 16, 2025, 4:18 PM Comment icon View Comments ( )

Is Britain becoming like Italy? Or Belgium? The comparison might be unfair to those two nations. Since Brexit, the United Kingdom has become a leader in Europe in terms of panic-laden and short-lived governments.

The election of Keir Starmer in July 2024 was supposed to change that. A grown-up administrator as the U.K.’s prime minister, with a huge parliamentary majority, promised a return to stability and grow