Zombie politics is the new norm and Starmer’s dying premiership is the latest instalment | Nesrine Malik
Distracted, listless and unambitious – the PM’s true form has finally emerged. But whatever comes next must end this ruinous cycle
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Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik argues that Prime Minister Keir Starmer's premiership is effectively over, characterizing him as distracted, listless, and unambitious after initial hopes he would be Labour's savior. She details mounting criticism from within his own party, including allegations that he mismanages teams, throws people under the bus, and is fundamentally unfit for the role, with the Peter Mandelson scandal and failed security vetting serving as the final blow to any possibility of rehabilitation. Malik contends that the government is now in a state of "zombie politics"—an aimless, scandal-ridden drift—and calls for whatever comes next to break this destructive cycle.