The UK general election’s outcome is all but assured, yet there is a sense that not too much will actually change in the years ahead
Labour leader Keir Starmer speaking to supporters while campaigning in Whitland, Wales: just what will he and his party offer in government? Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images
The same goes for Rishi Sunak, though we could argue he was never really given a fair shot at enacting his vision for the country, considering the hand he was dealt by his predecessors. But what does Britain feel like on the precipice of shaking off Blue and heading, after all this time, back to Red?
It makes sense: if Labour is cruising to victory anyway, why get into the policy weeds, at the risk of exposing a manifesto’s inadequacies or fantastical costing? Labour has every motivation to be cautious, to keep its eyes on the numbers and away from the detail. Everyone knows that Reform will not be in government and so their policy platform is more akin to a loose expression of protest and fantasy, but nothing serious.
Starmer also wants people to feel “better off” under his watch . But the route to that conclusion remains foggy. Labour has gone untested on its foreign policy too: what relationship does Starmer plan with Donald Trump? What is the party’s stance on Israel? In an election where the results had not been so clear from the outset, all of these things would have been tested.There is a more profound issue for Labour.
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