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Starmer praises Abbott and hails diverse Commons in first speech to parliament as PM – UK politics live



Parliament the most diverse by race and gender the country has ever seen, says Starmer, with the largest cohort of LGBT+ MPs in the worldDowning Street has released a full version of what Keir Starmer said in his opening remarks to the metro mayors at their meeting this morning. It is not on the No 10 website, so I will post it here.Having this meeting four days after I was invited by the King to form a government is a real statement of intent on my part, on our part.Because as we have said over and over again, economy and growth is the number one mission of this Labour government in 2024. Continue reading…



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Publish date : 2024-07-09 16:47:58

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