Starmer will hope he’s dodged the axe for now – but these elections leave Britain more fragmented than ever

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Even if all the results were not as catastrophic as expected for Labour, the writing is on the wall for the old ways of doing politics Even if all the results were not as catastrophic as expected for Labour, the writing is on the wall for the old ways of doing politics H e wants a little more time and he may just get it. It seems there was enough in the results of Thursday’s elections to allow Keir Starmer to fend off calls for his immediate exit. But that should not obscure the bigger picture,