James Heale James Heale

The Greens are coming for the Tories

Green Party co-leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay (Coral Hoeren/Getty) 
issue 19 August 2023

So far, Keir Starmer has been unmoved by complaints from left-wingers that his policies differ little from those of Boris Johnson’s at the last election. After all, if left-wing voters don’t like his low-key approach, where else would they go?

The problem in British politics – as David Cameron found out – is that disgruntled voters do find somewhere else to go.

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