Casual Keir reshuffles his wardrobe to take on Dishy Rishi

Adidas trainers appear to be Keir Starmer's answer to the PM's Timberlands as he rekindles the spirit of dressed-down Blairism

Keir Starmer hoped to win support for his small boats plan on Thursday on a trip to the Europol headquarters. But he was also likely hoping that the casual note he struck en route to the meeting would garner some backing as well.

While he donned a more traditional suit to head to The Hague later, arriving into the airport he wore dark blue jeans, a signature dark shirt and a pair of Adidas trainers - perhaps an attempt to signal calm in the eye of the political storm.