How has Keir Starmer fared in his first two weeks as Labour leader?

With all eyes on government at a time of national crisis, Starmer has struggled to make an impact – and he faces more Labour factionalism,​ writes John Rentoul

Public opinion on the new leader is weakly positive (PA)

In his first fortnight in the job, Keir Starmer has called for parliament to be recalled, and been ignored; demanded that the government publish its coronavirus lockdown exit strategy, which might have prompted Dominic Raab to announce “five tests” for easing restrictions; and ordered an inquiry into who leaked the inquiry into Labour’s handling of antisemitism.

The most striking thing he has said, though, was to the BBC on Thursday: “I really hated selling myself into the membership and I much prefer leadership decisions as leader of the Labour Party.”

This revelation about his feelings about the leadership election prompted Laura Kuenssberg, the BBC’s political editor, to exclaim: “You hated the campaign?”