After a mad week, Labour is hopefully seeing sense: Starmer needs to stay | Simon Jenkins

2026-02-13 - 12:15

The only winners from a political coup in Westminster would be Labour’s enemies on the left and right They roared, they stamped and they cheered. On Monday, the parliamentary Labour party reacted as it should when its leader hit a spot of bother. It knew it could not sack him, so it backed him. The constitution did its job and parliament supported the elected government of the day. The idea that what Britain most needs is a Downing Street conflict is madness. After a week of a truly almighty storm in a teacup, it was a relief that the Commons could recover and steady the ship of state. It should keep it that way into the immediate future. Simon Jenkins is a Guardian columnist and the author of A Short History of America: From Tea Party to Trump Continue reading...