"The silent revolutionary Keir Starmer sincerely believes that victory is within his reach"

Jason Beattie delivers his verdict on Keir Starmer's keynote address to party faithful at the Labor Party Conference in Liverpool this afternoon< /p> The Labor leader leads a different party to the one that last met in Liverpool in 2018 (

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Keir Starmer is the silent revolutionary.

The party he addressed today couldn't be more different from the one that gathered to hear Jeremy Corbyn at the last Labor meeting in Liverpool in 2018.

Four years ago, you would never have imagined Labor delegates cheering on NATO or applauding the role of business.

Starmer addressed a party he revolutionized and which is now a party he created himself: professional, disciplined and focused.

If he seemed assured and confident, it was for a good reason.

He transformed Labor from a party of protest to a party ready for power.

But the biggest change it has caused is psychological.

For the first time in more than a decade, Labor sincerely believes that victory is within their reach.

Mr. Starmer sincerely believes he can be the next Prime Minister (

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Starmer talked a lot about alternative energy supplies, but the energy that fueled him yesterday was this newfound sense of conviction.

He used his speech not only to demonstrate that Labor was back in the center of the field, but to occupy the territory that Liz Truss foolishly left.

Labour can now justifiably claim to be the party of aspiration, enterprise and home ownership.

Such is Starmer's confidence, he was even willing to fight the Tories on Brexit.

The Labor leader is so quiet that he considers the ordinary a virtue.

But it is plausible, sensible and reliable.

Compared to the chaos of conservatives, these qualities are not only attractive; they could be enough to propel Labor into government.