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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Pippa Crerar Political editor

‘Coming back to finish the job’: Starmer aims to reclaim centre ground

Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer: ‘The Conservatives have lost control of the British economy. And for what? For tax cuts for the richest 1%.’ Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters

Keir Starmer will attempt to take on the mantle of Tony Blair on Tuesday by describing Labour as the “political wing of the British people” as he accuses the Tories of losing control of the economy and ceding the political centre.

In his keynote speech to the Labour conference in Liverpool, Starmer will set out his stall for the next general election by saying his plans show that Labour is once again “the party of the centre ground”.

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