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Richard Stone’s painting remained there — unmoving, much like Thatcher — from its 2009 unveiling until Keir Starmer decided it should be relocated to another room 15 years later. Cue outrage.

We do know that Starmer only became a member of parliament in 2015, so, at 52, was a relative latecomer to politics. He has spent the entirety of his political career in opposition.