Keir Starmer's chance to sparkle: Labour leader finally puts his working class credentials to work for him

By Alex Prior, Lecturer in Politics with International Relations, London South Bank University
Clara Eroukhmanoff, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, London South Bank University

Starmer’s challenge in his speech to the Labour party conference was to present himself as a prime minister in waiting. To achieve this, he had to embody both authority and authenticity, credibility as a leader but also sympathy with the experiences of ordinary Britons.

He also had to present his own origins, as well as a direction of travel. He effectively needed to turn his story into strategy. As one journalist wrote about Jeremy Corbyn: “Authenticity is great,…

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