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Today in Focus

The enigma of Keir Starmer

Today in Focus

The Guardian

News, Daily News

4.65.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

By the end of the week, Keir Starmer could be the UK’s next prime minister. Why do voters feel they don’t know him?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the Guardian.

0:08.0

Today, what is Kieer Starmer really about?

0:12.0

Two perspectives on a question many in the UK are struggling to answer. Businesses across the land, whatever kind of business you're in.

0:26.0

B.T.'s got your back. We're talking small business, big business, new business, old business, top secret business.

0:34.5

Well that's your business.

0:35.8

But yes, global business, serious business, family business.

0:40.5

What about show business?

0:42.2

Yes, all the business is.

0:44.0

So whatever your business, let us take care of business

0:47.0

with our secure and reliable connectivity.

0:49.0

BT's got your back.

0:51.0

Search BT's got your back. back. contains some swearing. It turns out that the Guardian's office in London is right next to Kiea Starmer's constituency.

1:11.0

It's called Holborn and St Pancras, which when I discovered last week I thought was useful for two reasons.

1:18.0

One, I'd been pondering some questions about stama.

1:22.8

And two, it was really hard

1:24.8

and I didn't feel like walking very far.

1:26.9

What I'd been wondering was,

1:29.7

how is it that this guy is, according to the polls, on the cusp of a historic victory and yet feels so elusive

1:39.4

as a character hard to bring into focus.

1:43.0

Am I the only one that feels that way?

1:46.0

In his constituency I discovered,

1:50.0

apparently not.

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