Sir Keir Starmer, the man who could be Prime Minister
The Story
The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 2 June 2024
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
A week into the election campaign, Labour is leading the polls by around twenty points. If Labour do win on 4th July, Keir Starmer will be moving to No 10. So, what do we know about the party leader? And, after a week of difficult headlines around the selection of candidates, just how has he changed Labour?
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