Keir Starmer’s ‘Elbows Down’ Approach to Power Is Winning Over His Enemies and Alienating His Voters

It’s not just the demands of the domestic right that the Prime Minister has seemingly bent to – but the global right too, writes Adam Bienkov

In politics, the big divide has always been between those who choose to challenge power and those who seek to appease it.

For 14 years, Conservative Governments made their choice.

Whether it was cosying up to foreign media moguls and Russian oligarchs, imposing austerity on the vulnerable, or transferring millions of pounds to Tory-connected PPE suppliers during the pandemic, there didn’t appear to be much doubt as to which side of the line they stood.

When Keir Starmer entered Downing Street, many hoped for change. At first, the signs were promising.