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Why is it easy mode? It's only just over a year ago that tons of people voted tory and labour had their worst defeat for years. Swing voters that voted tory will still feel the same things as they felt when they voted tory for whatever reason. Despite everything that has happened last year, that massive tory win is still recent, think it's pretty difficult to expect so many people to suddenly change their minds just because the leader is different.
It also seems prudent to hold fire on telling everyone exactly what you think the country should look like when you are PM at the moment because there is no doubt that we will be emerging into a very different world post covid with a whole different set of arguments and voter priorities. Hold fire until its over, oppose them, let the Tories continue to mess up and then bring out some policies and a coherent political story closer to an election so the Tories don't get the chance to steal them or outflank you.
Plus Brexit has only just happened and in alot of people's minds, that is a massive tick for Boris Johnson and the Tories. That will only have a hope of unraveling over a few years.
Personally I think the best starmer can hope for in 2024 is to reduce the Tory majority to a small one or a hung parliament with the snp on labour's side. Anything else is a fantasy