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How Keir Starmer can take back control

Unforced errors and unanswered questions are undermining Britain’s Labour government
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his chancellor, Rachel Reeves. He needs a capable and trusted top team to begin serious policy delivery and make nimbler political judgments
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