Sonia Sodha

For all his faults, the ‘extremely offline’ PM is at the very least unencumbered by fringe online conversations in the way Nigel Farage and Elon Musk are – and we will miss that when it's gone, says Sonia Sodha

Keir Starmer is often thought of as an analogue politician in a digital age : perhaps the last ‘offline' leader Britain will see.

For all his faults, the PM is at the very least unencumbered by fringe online conversations in the way Nigel Farage and Elon Musk are – and we will miss that when it's gone, says Sonia Sodha

Read this exciting story from The Independent June 08, 2026 issue. Keir Starmer is often thought of as an analogue politician in a digital age: perhaps the last “offline” leader Britain will see.

For all his faults, the PM is at least unencumbered by fringe online conversations in the way that Nigel Farage and Elon Musk are – and we will miss that when it’s gone, says Sonia Sodha

By-election victor has strengths the PM lacks but he must explain his plans clearly and not hand power to the Treasury

The new PM backed an NHS-type service years ago but it will take some bravery to get the public to pay for it now

Universities risk undermining genuine equality of opportunity when they reward identity over merit and sideline proper scrutiny

This angrier, whinier Reform UK is at real risk of petering out as support for the party softens and its politicians moan more and more – its leader has just won a by-election, and he's already complaining, says

Burnham has called for proportional representation but there’s a far better way to improve politics and voters’ trust