Chameleon Magazine

Labour leader Keir Starmer is finding out—yet again—that you can’t mumble your way through Brexit and expect applause. In the latest episode of “What Even Is the Labour Position?”, his own MPs torched his attempt to swerve the customs union debate. Because when your own party treats your leadership like a malfunctioning satnav, maybe it’s time to stop pretending you’ve got a destination.

🧯 The Rebellion That Could Hear the Referendum Results

So, what happens when you ignore the electorate and your backbenchers? You get Starmer: the man who took “the people voted for Brexit” and translated it into “yeah but let’s just pretend they didn’t for a bit and see what happens.”

Now his MPs are revolting—not just in the usual way, but by voting against him on rejoining the customs union. Because even in Labour, there’s only so many times you can try to triangulate yourself into relevance before someone in the back shouts: “Didn’t we used to stand for something?”

This isn’t strategy. It’s a slow-motion political faceplant.

Starmer seems baffled every time his party disagrees with him—like a guy who keeps touching a hot stove and acting shocked when it burns. He crafts half-policies, airs them like he’s pitching a new toothpaste flavour, and when the backlash comes, he just stares like a deer in a focus group.

And let’s not forget the people. You know, the actual voters who made a decision in 2016? Starmer seems to think democracy is a sort of advisory fan mail—great to glance at, but not something you actually have to act on.

People voted. The country shifted. But Starmer’s message to them seems to be: thanks for your input, now shut up while I triangulate this into oblivion.

🔥 Challenges 🔥

Are we really just passengers on Starmer’s Brexit roundabout, watching him U-turn into another ambush from his own MPs?

Why is Labour leadership treating both voters and its own party like inconvenient speed bumps? Let’s hear your fury, wit, and unfiltered takes in the blog comments. 🧠💬

👇 Like, comment, share—and shout into the void if you’re tired of parties who ignore the ballot box they claim to defend.

The top scorched-earth responses will be featured in the next issue. 🔥📰