Keir Starmer’s Labour Party is an enigma wrapped in a paradox. On the one hand, its Conservative opponents veer violently from crisis to crisis, making good Dominic Cummings’ jibe of government in the style of a “wonky shopping trolley.” On the other, the party remains afflicted by self-doubt. Nothing, not even the chaos of repeated Tory corruption scandals, brings with it a palpable sense that Labour is any closer to power.