There was a party at LabourBritain's main left-of-centre political party. HQ. But Sir Keir Starmer was nowhere to be seen. Britain's new prime minister was already at Number 10. Government is serious business. And it has to begin now.

Starmer has won a big majorityMore than half. in the UK general election, but he has not won Britons' hearts. He has been called "dull" and "lacking in flair". 

Some say character makes the man, but does Starmer have one? There are glimpses in Starmer's life of a more interesting character - one which might make British voters grow to love him.

Robbed blind. Starmer's flatmate once came home to find two burglars stealing their television. The friend thought Starmer was out. But he found him upstairs, so absorbed in his work that he had failed to notice the thieves.

Big baller. Starmer is obsessed with football. He has a season ticket to Arsenal and plays every Sunday. Fellow player Ian Birrell says: "He told me the central rule for his game was 'don't be an arse'".

Queer ally. In the 1980s, a young Starmer was beaten up while trying to protect a gay friend from assault. This commitment remains. Biographer Tom Baldwin describes Starmer's "cold fury" over an attack on his queer niece.

Could Britain learn to love Keir Starmer?

Yes! Stranger things have happened. 1940s Labour prime minister Clement Attlee was a modest man but is often voted Britain's best leader. If Starmer delivers as Attlee did, people could take him into their hearts.

No! The public often admires big characters, but Starmer is a small one. He might command respect or derision, depending on your views and his actions, but few will fall in love.