Canberra: These are troubled times for British Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer. In July 2024, Starmer’s government swept to power on the back of a landslide win.

Labour won 411/650 seats in the parliament, and had a commanding 174-seat majority. Starmer was elected on a platform for “change”, but the most likely change at the moment is that he’ll be cast aside as prime minister.

Where has it all gone so wrong?

First, Starmer’s majority was both thin and created a paradox. While he has a strong majority of MPs, Labour only secured a record low of 33.7 per cent of the popular vote (the Conservatives received a dreadful 23.7 per cent, a resurgent Reform secured 14.3 per cent, and the Lib Dems 12.2 per cent). In short, British politics is fragmented.

The paradox for Starmer is that desp

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