Keir Starmer’s programme is fatally limited by the timidity of an election manifesto that shied away from hard arguments Keir Starmer’s programme is fatally limited by the timidity of an election manifesto that shied away from hard arguments E nding 14 years of Conservative rule was supposed to bring an end to dysfunctional government. In the speech that launched his 2024 general election campaign , Sir Keir Starmer said that “a vote for Labour is a vote for stability … a vote to stop the chaos”