Look, I’m not happy with what Starmer and Co have done so far in aggregate, but the PLP would be signing its own death warrant if they engaged in the type or psychodrama which the Tories did over the last 5 years.

A good amount of MPs already know they will likely lose their seats in 2029, but a) trying to accelerate that is not in their interest, b) the circumstances are fucked, and won’t change with someone new in charge.

Economically, we’re still going cap in hand to the bond markets, we still have an incredibly hostile press, and there is little to no community cohesion to resist negative stories along “dual power” lines.

None of that changes with Burnham, or an SCG-aligned alternative.