Keir Starmer’s unraveling is easy to cast as the downfall of a prime minister who blew a commanding majority. After all, only 22 months ago, Mr Starmer secured 411 seats — Labour’s third-strongest performance ever, and its best since Tony Blair’s second landslide in 2001. By that measure, the case for a squandered majority looks straightforward enough. Yet for all its size, Mr Starmer’s majority never amounted to a sweeping public mandate. Labour won fewer votes overall than Jeremy Corbyn managed in both of his general…

Keir Starmer’s downfall is easy to cast as the cautionary tale of a prime minister who let a commanding Commons majority slip through his fingers. The arithmetic seems to support that view. Only 22 months ago, Mr Starmer secured 411 seats — Labour’s third-strongest performance on record and its best outcome since Tony Blair’s second landslide in 2001. Judged on seat totals alone, the argument that he wasted a huge advantage carries obvious force. Yet that imposing majority never amounted to an equally imposing public…

It is a terrible demand from the Guinean political class: to finally be associated with the transition process. Since the coup in September, many parties have felt neglected. The Minister of Territorial Administration therefore received them all this week to…