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William Watson: PMs shouldn’t be for turning — much

Keir Starmer's reputation for policy U-turns eventually did him in. But inflexibility can be harmful, too. Mark Carney should take note

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In the U.K. general election two years ago today, Sir Keir Starmer led Labour back to power with 411 out of 650 seats in the House of Commons — 63 per cent of the seats though with only 33.7 per cent of the popular vote. And now he’s done. What happened?

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One theory is that he managed his parliamentary caucus poorly. Some Labour MPs say........

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