The spectacle of a prime minister [clinging to power](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/12/starmer-cabinet-labour-leadership) while his party grows increasingly... (opens in new tab)

The world has changed dramatically since the Brexit referendum and politics needs to catch upThe spectacle of a prime minister clinging to power while his party grows increasingly desperate for a replacement is painfully familiar from the end of the last Tory government. British politics feels trapped in a loop. This condition is not wholly a result of Brexit, but the failure of that project is a significant part of it. None of the benefits promised in the referendum by the leave campaign hav...