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Lucky Man

Luck cannot erase the emptiness inside the new prime minister.

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Jul 05, 2024
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Breaking: Keir Starmer self-isolating - SKWAWKBOX

‘Sir’ Keir Starmer is a lucky man. If Reform had not entered the election, he might well have ended-up as one of the greatest political failures of recent times, having started with a twenty point lead in the polls only to find himself the leader of the largest party in a hung parliament, or perhaps not even that.

If Reform votes had become Conservative …

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