Sometimes, this involves drawing a stark contrast with the right-wing populists – as when Labour points to Farage’s previous support for a privatised NHS.
The cause of this obsession is no mystery. Reform is riding high in public opinion – it claims that it has led in the last 100 published polls. Facing the party head on is a must for Starmer’s future.
Tension on the centre-left was evident at the annual gathering of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) this week. The various unions have never been united in their views on Starmer’s leadership, but at the shindig in Brighton it was clear that those who were once wary have turned hostile – while many of those who were previously supportive are now more critical.
Unite and the TSSA, the independent trade union for transport workers, both of which have been loyal to Starmer from the very beginning – each endorsed his bid for the party leadership in 2020 – have both publicly sounded the alarm about the prospect of the Employment Rights Bill being watered down, warning the Prime Minister that any backsliding on his pledges would be a betrayal.
Nor did the new Business Secretary, Peter Kyle, go to the congress, as he was sent on a trade mission to the US and China within 48 hours of being appointed. “It would have been sensible if they had sent Peter here to calm things down a bit,” one union insider suggests.
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But his reshuffle of ministers may be storing up further trouble for the future. The Prime Minister has brought in a large number of sparky young MPs to replace more experienced – but less dynamic – figures.
The other is that he has now instantly created enemies in the form of the sacked ministers, many of whom had stuck close to their leader through a half-decade of ups and downs.
The deputy leadership contest shows just how badly Starmer has already alienated some of his former friends. Two of the leading candidates, Lucy Powell and Emily Thornberry, served on his front bench for years before being unceremoniously ditched. Both are pushing to give MPs more say over how the Government operates – not something welcomed by a highly centralised No 10 operation.
But that sympathy is at risk of running out. “We have always backed him and wanted him to do well,” a union source says. “But he’s so lacklustre – it’s really disappointing.” More and more of his old supporters are saying the same.
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