Tell us what you think of Starmer's Labour party after one year in UK government
One year has passed since Keir Starmer was elected to power on July 5, 2024
Today marks a year since Sir Keir Starmer became UK prime minister
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Labour may have ruled Wales for 26 years in the Senedd, but when the UK party won the 2024 General Election, it marked their return to power in Westminster for the first time since 2010.
It was a landslide victory, Keir Starmer's party securing one of its biggest ever majorities in the House of Commons. In Wales, they won the majority of seats but saw its vote share fall in many areas and the party lost key target seats to Plaid Cymru.
A year on there are many causes for concern in the party, dividing party members and politicians both in the UK and Welsh branch.
You can read our political editor Ruth Mosalski's report of the Welsh Labour conference this week here: Fear and loathing in Labour: A party on the edge, angry at Drakeford, Morgan and Starmer.
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