There is a lot for them to do but Starmer, for all I have said, does seem efficient in achieving his goals. Too far to the right for my tastes but let us hope this does centre the political spectrum somewhat.

There has been a lot of talk about Reform taking a huge share of the vote but, in terms of seats, the LibDems have fared far better and the Greens have equalled Farage's neo-nazis. I think the Tories will now be in a quandry. Do they move further right and try to out xenophobe Reform or do they pull back to the centre and aim for the LibDem losses?