When Sir Keir Starmer was elected leader of the Labour Party in April 2020 he had a mountain to climb. Labour was reeling from accusations of institutionalised antisemitism and its worst election defeat since 1935, and the country was in the grip of a deadly pandemic which has tested leaders and their policies the world over. One year later and Covid-19 restrictions are finally starting to lift in the UK as parties gear up for local elections in May – Starmer’s first big electoral test as Labour leader.
This complimentary special Dods Political Intelligence briefing examines how Labour policy has developed under Starmer, where the party has influenced Government policy in the last year, and what challenges lie ahead for the leader of the opposition.