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A year after gambling on Starmer, Britain is gripped by buyer’s remorse

Sir Keir Starmer’s personal polling ratings are so awful that some Labour backbenchers are beginning to question whether he can survive until the next election. His first year in office – which he is marking this week with an embarrassing climbdown on welfare reform – has been catastrophic. Of the prime ministers since Thatcher, only Gordon Brown had a worse net approval rating at the same stage in his premiership.

Keir Starmer must now take the road to political recovery

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The prime minister was right to insist on reforms that will reduce the welfare benefits bill. After a difficult Commons vote, he must regain his authority over his party and show himself to be a leader who has the grit and determination to get things done