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The five lessons of Labour conference
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The Prime Minister desperately needed to prove otherwise – and he succeeded.
Starmer’s conference speech was a reminder of his roots in Labour’s soft left: economically interventionist and socially progressive.
Labour has gone to war with Reform – and that’s a risk for StarmerUntil this conference, Labour’s case against Reform was more practical than moral.
Such declarations roused activists, yet there is a risk here for the Prime Minister.
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