Annus horribilis
Keir Starmer’s government does not represent the true Labour Party.
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David Edgerton is professor of modern British history at King’s College London and the author of books including The Rise and Fall of the British Nation and Britain’s War Machine.
Keir Starmer’s government does not represent the true Labour Party.
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