As one Labour voter in Rochdale, Ayyaz, told the focus group: “Starmer has been given gifts of £100,000 or something like that. So these big politicians, they don't have a clue. They are on salaries of £180,000 or whatever it is. They do not have an idea of what the common man or the common woman lives by.”

PM Keir Starmer's personal approval rating now stands at -26 and is one point lower than the ex-Tory PM Rishi Sunak, whose own rating is -25, according to pollsters Opinium.

Sir Keir Starmer helped Labour deliver a stunning victory at the general election - which should have meant he'd have an easy ride at the party conference. Instead, he's already under pressure from both his own party and the public.

Labour conference kicks off as Starmer vows no more austerity - Labour is braced for a clash with unions over its winter fuel payment decision, as it weathers the storms of multiple rows at the heart of Government.