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Keir Starmer

What's on Keir Starmer's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6
30%19%16%9%26%
the by-election he just triggered 30% quitting the commons for good 19% the verdict on his record 16% · newan economy that shrank on his watch 9% · neweverything else 26%
#1
The queue for his old seat is out the door

Candidate lists are being drawn up in Holborn and St Pancras, and Zack Polanski is already shaking hands on the pavement he used to walk.

‘We can win here’: Zack Polanski presses the flesh in Holborn and St Pancras

The Guardian · 2026-09-07
our translation

he handed the seat back thinking it was a full stop. instead it's an open audition, and the Greens are treating his majority as a starting bid rather than a wall.

Candidate lists out, Greens canvassing alreadyvery sure · 3 sources
#2
Twice resigned in one summer, and now not even an MP
Commons exit confirmed this weekendvery sure · 2 sources
#3
Three obituaries before lunch, none of them kind
new — Three legacy verdicts in one morningpretty sure · 3 sources
#4
The economy is misbehaving, and it still has his fingerprints on it
new — July output data undercuts Burnham optimismpretty sure · 2 sources
monday, september 7
Read three legacy pieces before breakfast, respond to none(safe bet)
Check whether the Greens have reached your old polling station yet(reported)
Notice who got the Crathie Kirk invitation this year(reported)
Draft nothing about the Holborn shortlist, delete it anyway(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Starmer’s baleful legacy lives on under Burnham

news.google.com · 2026-09-07

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