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There is a serious problem at 10 Downing Street, but it isn’t Sue Gray v Morgan McSweeney | Rafael Behr
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The rumbles of discord in Starmer’s government matter, but they’re a sign of a creaking system rather than a destructive rivalry
Westminster is witnessing an outbreak of Torschlusspanik. The translation from German is “panic at the gate shutting”, commonly associated with age: the dread of missing opportunities that will never come again.
That might sound like a perverse anxiety to find around a new government basking in a glow of abundant potential. But this is also the moment when vague ambitions of opposition collide with hard choices. Informal networks are formalised, chains of command tighten. Unofficial relationships are mediated by officials. Gates close.
Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist
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