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Starmer needed one good fight, now he has two

From Iran to Silicon Valley, two moments are forcing political clarity. Keir Starmer finally has a chance to define what his government stands for.

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Zoe Grunewald and The Lead
Mar 31, 2026
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You may have noticed that the prime minister has struggled somewhat to bring the country together.

For much of the past two years of this Labour government, politics has felt like a prolonged exercise in risk management. Little coherent vision, no clear sense of purpose, no common enemies or allegiances. Keir Starmer has inched cautiously from one positi…

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