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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Sophie Wingate

Starmer to warn of communities’ decline in bid to move on from Mandelson scandal

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will seek to move on from the Peter Mandelson scandal with a speech about communities (Carl Court/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer will warn that communities’ “devastating decline” could imperil national security, as he seeks to move on from the growing anger over the Lord Peter Mandelson scandal.

The Prime Minister will say “Britain has been undermined by political neglect” on Thursday as £800 million in new funding to revamp decrepit high streets is announced.

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