Starmer is promising some relatively radical policies executed in sensible way

Labour leader's five missions' may lack detail and sound cautious, but contain novel ideas and outline framework for government

Politics is full of paradoxical moments, and thus it was for Keir Starmer that his speech explaining the urgency of helping young people express themselves was interrupted by two notably eloquent examples, who proceeded to accuse him of a U-turn on green policies.

As the duo stepped forward from the young and telegenic lineup placed behind the Labour leader at MidKent College in Gillingham, unfurling a banner, you could almost hear the exasperated sighs of frustration from Starmer's aides.