Chaos within Labour has paused for now, but after the May elections the leadership contest begins in earnest | Morgan Jones
A different kind of stasis waits after the polls: a candidate gridlock where all Starmer’s potential successors are problematic in their own way, says writer Morgan Jones
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A vote Labour sign in Gorton, Manchester, where newly elected Green party MP Hannah Spencer overturned a huge Labour majority. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianView image in fullscreenA vote Labour sign in Gorton, Manchester, where newly elected Green party MP Hannah Spencer overturned a huge Labour majority. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianOpinionKeir StarmerChaos within Labour has paused for now, but after the May elections the leadership contest begins in earnestMorgan JonesA different kind of stasis waits after the polls: a candidate gridlock where all Starmer’s potential successors are problematic in their own wayThu 30 Apr 2026 11.57 EDTLast modified on Thu 30 Apr 2026 12.12 EDTShareWestminster politics is currently consumed by the fact that the May elections…
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