Keir Starmer hoped to turn Labour frowns around in his first party conference speech as Britain’s prime minister. In a rhetoric-heavy but policy-light offering to the country, Starmer hit some familiar notes, launched an impassioned defense of his government’s gloomy outlook, and made one unfortunate gaffe. Here are seven takeaways from the prime minister’s address to the Labour faithful in Liverpool. 1) Starmer’s still contrasting himself with the left The Labour leader indulged in a fair bit of left-bashing, dedicating large swathes of his speech to the party wing he’s marginalized since becoming leader. He contrasted his government with those…
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