Is Keir Starmer the luckiest leader in Labour’s 124-year history? Is he ruthless? How did the Conservative party squander what seemed like two guaranteed terms in office? Most intriguingly, why did Rishi Sunak pull the trigger on an election when he did?
Anushka Asthana answers these questions with clarity and pace. Starmer’s victory after Labour’s bruising defeat in 2019 is presented as the result of calculated decisions that outmanoeuvred his opponents both inside Labour and across the aisle of the Commons.
