David Blunkett: “Starmer mustn’t chop Labour’s tall poppies”
The former home secretary believes the only solution to leadership speculation is success
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Luke O’Reilly
Luke O’Reilly is the news editor of the New Statesman. He has previously covered crime, the royal family, and the Labour Party, but never all in the same story.
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