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The real Keir Starmer: Part II

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The Struggles of a Labour Leader

In March 2021, the Hartley-Paul by-election was called after a Labour MP was forced to resign. This was Kierstammer's first electoral test - and he failed. His then Deputy Chief of Staff Chris Ward remembers a competitive side to the Labour leader. But despite his efforts in early February 2021, Labour MPs were beginning to wonder what KierstamMER was up to and whether he was up to the task. And things were only about to get worse.

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