 And what was his response? Was he like, yes, please? He smiled and he laughed and he said, well, we need to have a cup of tea and talk about that. Harris says she spotted in Starmer a pragmatist willing to do what it takes to get elected. He kicked his left wing mentor out of the party and moved Labour to the centre. When climate activists heckled Starmer this spring, here's how he responded. We gave up on being a party of protest five years ago. We want to be a party of power.