While Keir Starmer may not end up with the super-majority that some of the polls have been predicting should Labour win the election, the turnover of MPs will mean he potentially has hundreds of new faces on his backbenches.
Some in Labour headquarters hope they will be what is sometimes known as “lobby fodder” – helping the party push through new legislation in vote after vote – serving with blind loyalty as they feel they owe Starmer their seats.
