Local elections: Britain lurches to the right

There is no point in Keir Starmer stepping down now, The Independent argues:

“Any new premier would face exactly the same challenges as Sir Keir, with the same financial constraints. They too would have to find a way to grow the economy, rebuild Britain’s defences, strengthen relations with Europe, improve public services, reform welfare, and restore the public finances to sustainability. The prime minister needs loyalty and support; he needs his ministers to implement the policies they were elected on. … Nothing that has happened in these elections has altered that reality.”