After 13 years, is Labour finally ready for power? Sir Keir Starmer certainly believes so – and not just for one term but two. As the glittery Labour conference in Liverpool comes to a close today, we take stock of four key moments and what they tell us about the party’s chance of winning the next general election.
“The atmosphere was completely different to the previous week at the Tory conference,” says Peter Walker, the Guardian’s deputy political editor, who is finally hanging up his lanyards after three consecutive weeks of covering party conferences. “The place was packed, it was full of energy, it felt vigorous. They felt as if they weren’t just trying to look like they are ready for power – but that they really are.”
