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This is the key lesson Keir Starmer needs to learn from Reform UK's victory

This is the key lesson Keir Starmer needs to learn from Reform UK's victory

Until the Labour Party changes, it fights Reform with its hands tied behind its back.

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Hegseth: Special Forces amplify message that 'America is back'

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House GOP releases biting report on FBI's handling of 2017 congressional baseball shooting

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AOC opts out of race for Dems' top Oversight Committee spot

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Trump signals he will press Canadian leader on trade deficit

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Keir Starmer set for disaster in Welsh elections next year as Labour crashes into third

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Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves face pensioner backlash over winter fuel payment cuts

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