She seems out of her depth. She had a beaming smile throughout as if she had zero awareness about the seriousness of either the state of the economy or her own party.
Just checked Google to confirm the song she walked on to was by M People and seen the lyrics.
The first two verses are
"You've done me wrong, your time is up
You took a sip from the devil's cup
You broke my heart, there's no way back
Move right out of here, baby, go on pack your bags
Just who do you think you are?
Stop actin' like some kind of star
Just who do you think you are?
Take it like a man, baby, if that's what you are"
Paigntonian, your comparison with Starmer is appropriate. When parties are swaying between factions, such acknowledgments may seem pointless if not downright phoney. Boris left his party in a mess, as did Corbyn. Better in both cases for their successors to shut up about it, I think.
I realise I am very biased, but I found the speech to be very uninspiring. I know it wasn’t aimed at me, but I am not sure it was enough to quell the jitters within the party.