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Keir Starmer channeled Obama in his first Downing Street speech

6 July 2024

12:37 AM

6 July 2024

12:37 AM

In his first speech from the Downing Street lectern, Sir Keir Starmer was setting out to reaffirm those qualities that won him the election. That was a relatively low bar to clear – he just had to give the impression that he was neither a crook nor a maniac – and he cleared it with ease.

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