What Conservative MPs make of Keir Starmer’s first 100 days

As Sir Keir Starmer marks 100 days this week as Labour leader, the polls have shown encouraging signs for his leadership. After leading Boris Johnson a few weeks ago on the question of who would make the best prime minister in an Opinium poll, an Observer poll over the weekend found that he also leads on competence, while 52 per cent of voters now say they could imagine Starmer inside No 10. Notably, the Conservatives still lead on economic competence.

So, what does the Conservative party make of Starmer’s leadership so far? During the leadership election, he was regarded as a safe if dull choice. Johnson’s senior aide Dominic Cummings has since described him as a ‘Remainer Lawyer’. Speaking to Coffee House, figures in government and the Tory party are divided on how much of a threat Starmer poses:

Conservative MP, 2017 intake:

‘He is the best leader Labour have had since Tony Blair – though that is admittedly a poor bunch.