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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rafael Behr

When Rishi Sunak speaks, the nation shrugs. There’s no coming back from that

Rishi Sunak
‘Everyone knows Sunak is bluffing, which makes the bluff worthless.’ Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AP

Rishi Sunak is not a deep-cover agent of the Labour party, but politics might not look very different if the prime minister were on a secret mission to make life easier for Keir Starmer.

To achieve this feat, special operative Sunak would occupy positions expected of a Conservative leader, but in a way that minimised public enthusiasm and maximised division in his own party.

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