Charlie Falconer calls on party colleagues to rediscover energy and not risk losing credit for big achievements.
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor
Sat 9 Aug 2025 07.00
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.
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. Grauniad.
Blogger: BTW, WHAT 'big achievements?'
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