Overview

• At the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Khan assessed Labour’s first year as “tough” and urged leaders to ramp up performance following a slump in the polls.
• He acknowledged policy achievements on renters’ rights, workers’ rights and energy security even as he stressed overall underperformance.
• Khan warned that many voters had “lent us their vote” in 2024 rather than enthusiastically backing Labour, heightening the risk of further erosion.
• Using a football analogy, he said Labour was “two-nil down” but reminded colleagues there were still four years to stage a comeback.
• His remarks underscore mounting concern over welfare reforms and the Gaza stance and add momentum to calls for a strategic party reset.