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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kiran Stacey Political correspondent

Keir Starmer pledges to clean up politics and crack down on cronyism

Keir Starmer gesturing as he makes a speech
Keir Starmer will mark the beginning of an expected election year with a speech vowing ‘no more VIP fast lanes, no more kickbacks for colleagues’. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images

People who defraud the government will face going to jail for more than a decade under plans being considered by Keir Starmer as part of a wider cleanup of British politics.

The Labour leader will pledge to restore standards in public life with “a total crackdown on cronyism” in a speech on Thursday marking the beginning of the election year.

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