The Labour leader needs ideas to flow in from everywhere – not just from the closed-shop of the leader of the opposition’s office
Why are so many people – from the footballer Tyrone Mings to the anti-racist campaigner Shaista Aziz to the cricket fan (don’t mention the Conservative leadership) John Major – so much more visible, straightforward and effective in opposing the government than the actual opposition? It’s possibly because they don’t have a Loto, or a leader of the opposition’s office.
The Labour leader, Keir Starmer, has been out meeting people at a listening event in Blackpool, where he’s promised to “sweat blood” to win over voters. Yet his problems may be closer to home.
