If the Conservatives thought they knew a way to ruin Keir Starmer’s prospects of becoming prime minister, the onslaught would have begun already. Out of public view, Dominic Cummings reportedly dismisses the Labour leader as a “remain lawyer”, the worst kind. To the dismay of grieving remainers, the Labour leader is not even urging the government to extend Brexit transitional arrangements. The prime minister is eager to re-enact referendum battles and Starmer has a healthy disinclination to fight battles he cannot win. The Labour leader is not volunteering to be the soft target his enemies want him to be.

Source: The Guardian August 11, 2020 15:00 UTC