All politics comes down to leadership. Labour’s problem is that it has had weak or terrible leaders since Tony Blair stood down 14 years ago, and until it gets an electable leader it will keep losing elections. That is the emphatic verdict of Hartlepool and Thursday’s other defeats, following four general election catastrophes in a row. If it isn’t, no Labour seat outside inner London and a few other cities can now be regarded as safe at the next election. SponsoredLeadership is central to politics not only because most voters want to trust — or at least identify with — the person they elect to be in charge, but also because the leader is each

Source: The Times May 07, 2021 11:04 UTC