Good morning.
No surprises, no pantomimes, no rabbits popping out of a hat – that’s not a description of the world’s worst children’s birthday party, it’s how Keir Starmer set out Labour’s manifesto. At the Co-op headquarters in Manchester yesterday, Starmer unveiled his plans for government, three weeks before the public head to the polls. The launch was in step with the rest of the campaign: exceedingly cautious.