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Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives a speech at Coin Street Community Centre on May 11, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
Readers discuss the security of Starmer’s position, Farage’s absence and whether the public want to rejoin the EU (Picture: 2026 Getty Images)

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'Local elections were disastrous for Labour' says reader

The local elections were disastrous for Labour and stories of the impending replacement of its leader, Sir Keir Starmer, predictably again fill the media.

Nevertheless, candidates for his replacement are notable by their absence.

They may be wise to refrain. The examples of Gordon Brown,

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