the sort of lead that would mean sir keir starmer and lady starmer should be measuring up for at 10, downing street? for 10, downing street? they would argue certainly not and sir keir starmer has been at pains to not appear complacent and, look at the lead they have in the polls, it is relatively consistent over the conservatives, that s encouraging, but certainly not a sign that the next election is in the bag. there is a general sense that a lot of that lead labour have in the polls at the moment is down to the performance of the conservatives in government, people being unhappy about that, rather than enthusiasm for what labour has to offer. it is reflecting, if you like, anti conservative sentiment, rather than pro labour sentiment. they do suggest that if there was an election soon, on the basis of the polls at the moment, you d have to say sir keir starmer is well placed to be confident he would become prime minister and looking at a labour majority,