Well, I have seen first hand the recoil political parties can take when they make promises that they can't (or won't) keep.
Dude's party by all accounts is heading for a landslide victory already.
Exactly so he has nothing to worry about, and can say whatever he likes. Interesting that he chooses to say this thing in this way. Tells me something about how he plans to run things.
He plans to run things as a center or light center-left. That... was hardly a secret even to me a full ocean and a half away.
Dunno why it would be a surprise to anyone, honestly.
Noting he has said or done in the last year says Keir Starmer is centre left to me. He’s centre right at best, given that he seems to be to the right of Ireland’s centre right parties.