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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I honestly think he's too boring an individual to be engaged in some kind of secret background dealing.

I think the real reason is he's just incredibly stubborn and doesn't have good political instincts. I'm sure he'll blame Peter Mandelson for all of this (sure he lied, but there was so much we already knew), even though the whole thing was 100% his fault. He just doesn't seem to have the ability to accept responsibility for his own stupid decisions.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago

Mandelson got him his job. Starmer's not obtuse enough to have failed to realise that.