Starmer’s team seen as ‘tired, same-again politicians’, says Labour peer

Charlie Falconer calls on party colleagues to rediscover energy and not risk losing credit for big achievementsKeir Starmer’s government is seen as “a tired bunch of same-again politicians” and must rediscover a reforming zeal and energy, the former UK justice secretary Charlie Falconer has said.The Labour peer, who held a number of senior positions under Tony Blair, said the government “lacked a sense of energy”, and that this was even more important to restore than to pursue any search for a wider narrative or story – one of the most common criticisms of the government. Continue reading...

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