"We look out of date, with too little to say about the contemporary world [...] The truth is we talk endlessly about the 'same old Tories', what the voters are talking about is the 'same old Labour'. We've got to wake up to that. For many voters, there is a simple question: what is the point of voting Labour?"
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LGBT peoplePresidents of the Board of Trade (United Kingdom)Politicians from LondonSecretaries of State for Northern IrelandEuropean Commissioners
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Labour had recently lost a by-election in Hartlepool, Lord Mandelson's former constituency, with a large swing against them in their share of the vote. The result was bad enough, it was later reported, for Keir Starmer to have briefly considered resigning as party leader.
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