Keir Starmer is letting a crisis go to waste
The Labour leader’s hyper-cautious strategy may put him in government, but not in power.
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Rory Scothorne is a New Statesman columnist and is the co-author of Roch Winds: A Treacherous Guide to the State of Scotland.
The Labour leader’s hyper-cautious strategy may put him in government, but not in power.
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