‘We can’t just talk to the right’: what will Labour do now?

Some left-leaning voters have expressed an almost visceral dislike of Keir Starmer’s record thus far. Composite: Guardian Design / Bloomberg/Getty Images

In a week of difficult local elections, there was a special guest in No 10 to give a pep talk to staff: Arsène Wenger, the former manager of Arsenal, beloved of the prime minister. Keir Starmer has sought his advice before, on the importance of building a team. And they have faced some common challenges, rebuilding their clubs and parties from low ebbs to extraordinary success.

Now Starmer may face a similar challenge – and criticism – to Wenger in his later years: whether he can adapt his tactical rigidity when results start to suffer.