Starmer’s team seen as ‘tired, same-again politicians’, says Labour peer

<p>Charlie Falconer calls on party colleagues to rediscover energy and not risk losing credit for big achievements</p><p>Keir Starmer’s government is seen as “a tired bunch of same-again politicians” and must rediscover a reforming zeal and energy, the former UK justice secretary Charlie Falconer has said.</p><p>The Labour peer, who held a number of senior positions under Tony Blair, said the government “lacked a sense of energy”, and that this was even more important to restore than to pursue any search for a wider narrative or story – one of the most common criticisms of the government.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/09/starmers-team-seen-as-tired-same-again-politicians-says-labour-peer">Continue reading...</a>