Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer: A More Presentable British Socialist?

Last December, the Labour Party suffered its worst defeat since 1935. In the run-up to the election, the party’s manifesto received heavy criticism for being unrealistic, overreaching, and unpersuasive. Former Labour Party leader Tony Blair described it as “promising the earth but from a planet other than Earth.” But what really doomed the party was its leader — Jeremy Corbyn.

Sir Keir Starmer — who succeeded Corbyn on April 4 — certainly seems to be an improvement.

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Madeleine Kearns

Madeleine Kearns is a former staff writer at National Review.

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Last December, the Labour Party suffered its worst defeat since 1935. In the run-up to the election, the party’s manifesto received heavy criticism for being unrealistic, overreaching, and unpersuasive. Former Labour Party leader Tony Blair described it as “promising the earth but from a planet other than Earth.” But what really doomed the party was its leader — Jeremy Corbyn.

Sir Keir Starmer — who succeeded Corbyn on April 4 — certainly seems to be an improvement.