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Fractured time in U.K. politics: analyst
Starmer’s personal failings alone don’t explain the tumult that’s seen six British prime ministers fall in 10 years, according to Colm Murphy, senior lecturer in British Politics at Queen Mary University of London.
Britain, like many advanced countries, took an economic hit with the 2008 global recession. But the Brexit decision to leave the European Union 10 years ago was a destabilizing force, he told CBC News Network.
“Since 2016, the U.K. has been really volatile,” said Murphy, with many Britons bouncing between parties in the frequent elections.
While Starmer won a large majority two years ago, Murphy said many of those Labour MPs won their individual races quite narrowly, and their constituents soon gave them an earful due to economic woes and divisive issues like immigration.
The fractured time in British politics means the next general election — whenever that may be — could result in a coalition government, Murphy said. He noted that Farage’s Reform UK which currently lead the polls “have a ceiling,” and could be susceptible to strategic voting in some ridings.
“No party commands significant support from the country.”
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