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Article thumbnail: A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he makes a statement on NATO and the European political community in the House of Commons, in central London, on July 22, 2024. (Photo by UK PARLIAMENT / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT " AFP PHOTO / UK PARLIAMENT " - NO USE FOR ENTERTAINMENT, SATIRICAL, MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - EDITORS NOTE THE IMAGE MAY HAVE BEEN DIGITALLY ALTERED AT SOURCE TO OBSCURE VISIBLE DOCUMENTS (Photo by -/UK PARLIAMENT/AFP via Getty Images)
Kitty Donaldson

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Keir Starmer has prioritised wealth over child welfare

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English? Yes, but I'm Lancastrian first

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Article thumbnail: LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 4: A man cycles away from a polling station after casting his vote in the general election on July 4, 2024 in London, England. Voters in 650 constituencies across the UK are today electing members of Parliament to the House of Commons via the first-past-the-post system. The election was announced by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to the surprise of the nation on May 22, 2024. The last general election to take place in July was in 1945, following the Second World War, which resulted in a landslide victory for Clement Attlee's Labour Party. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 4: A man cycles away from a polling station after casting his vote in the general election on July 4, 2024 in London, England. Voters in 650 constituencies across the UK are today electing members of Parliament to the House of Commons via the first-past-the-post system. The election was announced by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to the surprise of the nation on May 22, 2024. The last general election to take place in July was in 1945, following the Second World War, which resulted in a landslide victory for Clement Attlee's Labour Party. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
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Article thumbnail: LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 07: Foreign Secretary Liz Truss (L), Chief Whip Mark Spencer (C) and Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg (R) leave 10 Downing Street on December 07, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Rob Pinney/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 07: Foreign Secretary Liz Truss (L), Chief Whip Mark Spencer (C) and Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg (R) leave 10 Downing Street on December 07, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Rob Pinney/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: An attendee wears a rosette supporting the Conservative Party as he listens to Theresa May, U.K. prime minister and leader of the Conservative Party, speak at a general-election campaign event in Norwich, U.K., on Wednesday, June 7, 2017. May??said she'd be willing to tear up human-rights legislation to combat terrorism in a move the Labour opposition said was an attempt to distract from her cuts to police, as security dominated the closing stages of the U.K. election campaign. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Article thumbnail: An attendee wears a rosette supporting the Conservative Party as he listens to Theresa May, U.K. prime minister and leader of the Conservative Party, speak at a general-election campaign event in Norwich, U.K., on Wednesday, June 7, 2017. May??said she'd be willing to tear up human-rights legislation to combat terrorism in a move the Labour opposition said was an attempt to distract from her cuts to police, as security dominated the closing stages of the U.K. election campaign. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images