Twelve months ago, Sir Keir Starmer stood on the steps of Downing Street and promised to deliver “change”, “national renewal”, and to “return politics to public service” following Labour’s general election win.

On one hand, he has started to do this – delivering investment and reform in health, energy, rail and worker’s rights – but on the other, Starmer’s administration has been plagued with U-turns, fiscal pressures, and freebie scandals.

So, has Labour had a successful first year in power? Columnist Ian Dunt, former Conservative chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, and Labour peer Ayesha Hazarika offer their perspectives.

Keir Starmer is not a typical politician. He’s uncomfortable in the limelight, has little interest in policy, and appears free of any ideological commitment. It’s really not clear that he has much of a political character at all.

But when he was running for prime minister, he had two encouraging traits: The first was decency. He cared about the dignity of the individual. This was his watchword. You could see it at key moments, such as........

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