“I intend to fight in any challenge,” the PM has told the G7, setting himself up for the final U-turn of his premiership, ending in the same way he started.
The Starmer joke has always been about a holy fool, having no idea about himself, or where he was or what he was doing for a living. He has hitherto been the Admiral Stockdale of UK politics (“Who am I and what am I doing here?”). But now that he’s found the real core of his character he is steaming with the anger of righteousness betrayed, grieving for those he thought were friends. Where’s the loyalty?