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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nimo Omer

Friday briefing: The ins and outs of Labour’s unspectacular manifesto

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer poses with Rachel Reeves and the rest of his shadow cabinet.
Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer poses with Rachel Reeves and the rest of his shadow cabinet. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images

Good morning.

No surprises, no pantomimes, no rabbits popping out of a hat – that’s not a description of the world’s worst children’s birthday party, it’s how Keir Starmer set out Labour’s manifesto. At the Co-op headquarters in Manchester yesterday, Starmer unveiled his plans for government, three weeks before the public head to the polls. The launch was in step with the rest of the campaign: exceedingly cautious.

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