The Daily Mail has now followed The Telegraph and run an interesting piece titled “Why is Sir Keir Starmer’s wife not accompanying him on the campaign trail?“. It notes that many in the party think “Lady Vic” would be great on the campaign trail but is being kept off it for privacy. It says party insiders “have claimed that her absence is to protect the couple’s children.” In his Wednesday night interview with Beth Rigby in Grimsby Starmer said that children are the only thing that keeps him up at night:

“My only fear really is the impact it’s going to have on them. That’s why we never name them in public, never have a photo shoot with them. I want them to be able to go to school and have their own lives unaffected as much as I can by what I’m doing… the only thing that sort of keeps me up at night is worrying about my children.“

Labour sources suggest there are various reasons for Starmer’s insistence on privacy for his family. As The Telegraph declared this week – “Come what may, the spotlight will be on.”…