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DARREN LEWIS: 'Keir Starmer needs to grow a backbone fast if he wants to win back loyalty to Labour'

DARREN LEWIS: 'Keir Starmer needs to grow a backbone fast if he wants to win back loyalty to Labour'

Labour's colossal by-election defeat is yet another sign that Sir Keir Starmer can't take modern voters for granted, writes Darren Lewis

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