A look at the career of Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer as he begins his General Election campaign.Three years ago Sir Keir seriously considered throwing in the towel after seeing Labour crash to a humiliating defeat in the Hartlepool by-election.A little more than a year into the job as party leader, even allies were questioning whether he had what it took to return them to power after the Tories romped home in the formerly safe Labour stronghold.

A look at the career of Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer as he begins his General Election campaign.Three years ago Sir Keir seriously considered throwing in the towel after seeing Labour crash to a humiliating defeat in the Hartlepool by-election.A little more than a year into the job as party leader, even allies were questioning whether he had what it took to return them to power after the Tories romped home in the formerly safe Labour stronghold.