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Keir Starmer is a war-time Prime Minister. This changes everything.

With events in Ukraine it is time for the government to abandon its unrealistic pre-election spending and tax promise in pursuit of stronger, more resilient Britain.

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Feb 18, 2025
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Keir Starmer during a recent visit to Ukraine in January Pic: UK Prime Minister/Flickr

Nobody wants war, not least the UK government. When Labour came to power, they assumed that their job would be a light-touch stabilisation of the economy, the health service and the public mood. Things have been less than simple. The economy has flat-lined, public serv…

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