The new PM is going to miss North London. Keir Starmer’s wallet, apparently, is emblazoned with an instruction to “take me home to Kentish Town”, and the whole family are rooted there, the kids walking to school, Lady Starmer walking to work, the whole gang hanging out at the Pineapple or heading off to Hampstead Heath. No more.
Leaving SW1 for Sir Keir will now need early warning, complex logistics and armed escorts. There will be compromises for the rest of them too, and living above the shop in a modest flat in one of the most famous buildings on the planet will require considerable adjustment.
