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Change or die: Starmer must abandon Treasury orthodoxy or face oblivion
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (left) and Health Secretary, Wes Streeting during a visit to the University College London Hospital (UCLH), September 11, 2024
“CHANGE or die” was Keir Starmer’s message to the National Health Service.
But it could as well apply to his own government, which already appears locked in a downward spiral.
Barely two months after the worst defeat in their history, Tory MPs are already feeling optimistic about a comeback at the next election, though that is admittedly not due for five years.
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