Events have conspired to give Labour another chance. Will Keir Starmer seize it?
As we witness the grand unravelling of the cult of Boris Johnson, complacency will not cut it: Labour needs to be bold.
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Philip Collins
Philip Collins is a New Statesman columnist and contributing writer.
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