Fergus Finlay: Befuddled by Brexit, British Labour has to regroup to fight Johnson

Keir Starmer must marshal his party into a proper opposition to tackle the damage the Conservatives have done to his country

The chaos wrought by Boris Johnson and his Tory government is due in part to the quality of its opposition. Keir Starmer’s challenge now is to turn the British Labour Party into a coherent force to undo the damage. Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA

I feel I have to start off this week by thanking James O’Brien and Peter Stefanovic. They both did me a huge favour last week — and gave me a challenge too.

Lest I’m accused of talking riddles, I should explain that James O’Brien and Peter Stefanovic are two influential people in the UK. One’s a broadcaster, the other a lawyer. I’ve followed O’Brien on social media for a while now and I’ve just started following Stefanovic.