Quote Originally Posted by tell it like it is View Post
It depends if a "steady hand" is enough.

Corbyn left a mess behind him that needs deep cleansing before Labour become electable imo - not sure Starmer is a strong enough character to handle that tbh, especially if civil war breaks out within Labour. He's got the NEC on side anyway, which helps.

I just don't see those wanting continuity Corbyn / going further left necessarily rallying behind him. His shadow cabinet, with a few exceptions, is better calibre than under Corbyn. The key will be if Corbynistas fight from within or join Galloway's latest party as some are threatening to do.
I like corbyn as an individual but hes too extreme for the labour party

Starmer will be in a position to connect to the core vote again and there will be plenty willing to vote labour after Johnson's cock up of the pandemic