Why 2026 is a make or break year for Keir Starmerpublished at 08:50 GMT
Chris Mason
Political editor
It is Sir Keir Starmer’s future in office – or the potential lack of it – that will dominate so much political conversation in 2026.
Leading a government over the last 10 years in the UK has offered vanishingly little job security: Starmer is the sixth prime minister in a decade.
Brexit, the pandemic, flatlining living standards, conflict in Europe, the breadth of electorally viable political parties, and the swirl of social media have all contributed, some at Westminster reflect, to the stamp of a much earlier sell by date on our leaders than ever before.
It will be quite a year ahead.
You can read more of my analysis here.
