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Robbie Griffiths

Starmer hopes to raise the tone and ‘rise above’ gutter politics

How far is too far when criticising the opposition in politics? It seems Sir Keir Starmer fears the debate is coarsening and is hoping to raise the tone as he prepares for a General Election.

Addressing Labour’s national executive committee last week, Starmer, right, lamented the “toxic gutter politics” from the Government and called on Labour to “rise above them”, according to NEC member Ann Black.

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