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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
John Rentoul

Voices: Keir Starmer accidentally admits his first year has been a failure

It is the sort of thing a backbencher who is trying to be loyal would say. Which is damning, and particularly so given it came from the prime minister himself, because a core part of his job is communicating the government’s “story”.

He was asked in Canada on Wednesday what his biggest mistake had been during his first year in government. “We haven’t always told our story as well as we should,” he said.

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