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The real Keir Starmer: Part II

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Kiera Starmer's Position on Brexit

Starmer has retained his feeling of being an alien in the world of politics. The thing that drives him most up the wall at Shadow Covenant meetings is where there have been moments where people have kind of briefed or leaked. He doesn't tolerate or have time for frankly a lot of the crap of politics. Punctuality is one of his big things, he used to hate it. If people are late for Shadow Cabinet, he'll still complain at them now. In preparation for par, Starmer takes advice widely and looks to Germany and the US for inspiration. His wife Jenny Chapman says: 'He listens to a whole range of people' And I think if there was one person who listened

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