The central point is that political survival is not the same as effective governance. The new leadership must move beyond short-term office-holding and show policy coherence across domestic and external issues.
The government faces a problem of governing capacity rather than electoral rhetoric. The new United Kingdom leadership must demonstrate policy coordination across welfare, taxation, immigration, and foreign policy.
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