Corbyn is the reason Labour so overwhelmingly lost the last election. Whether with Starmer it would have been a Labour majority is more open to debate.
As far as Brexit is concerned, had the opposition (Labour, SNP, Libdems etc) got their act together we may have had a further referendum - outcome unpredictable. So Remainers have only their political representatives to blame, and Brexiteers should be relived that Boris bluster and positivity won the day.
Looking forward, Starmer seems a far more formidable opponent than his predecessor. What happens in 2024 is now up for grabs. Any negative Brexit outcomes will be blamed on CV-19 (true or not), and how quickly normal economic social and economic activity is resumed.
A second term for Boris (or ??) may depend on the outcome from inevitable public enquiries. There will almost certainly have some serious criticisms. Boris may try to delay the process so it reports after the next election - CV-19 issues are huge. Note that Grenfall Tower 3 years on still isn't complete, and Chilcott Iraq report took more than a decade!
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