Presenting himself as a serious, sensible ‘grownup’ was essential to Starmer’s rise to power. His premiership has revealed how hollow that message is, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Presenting himself as a serious, sensible ‘grownup’ was essential to Starmer’s rise to power. His premiership has revealed how hollow that message is, says Guardian columnist…

Even if all the results were not as catastrophic as expected for Labour, the writing is on the wall for the old ways of doing politics, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland