Starmer’s gear change shows inevitability of Labour election victory

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From corporations to counter-terrorism officers to coffee shop owners, Keir Starmer’s launch event on Thursday was a stark display of how inevitable a Labour victory now seems. It had the feeling of an election launch – a party leader in shirt sleeves, tightly choreographed pitches from the most senior shadow cabinet ministers, candidates from target seats, and voters ready to explain why they were switching their vote. This was a gear change for Starmer, with a parade of endorsements which put him comfortably at the heart of the British establishment and the centre of British politics. What Labour wants, Starmer...