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The Starmer Project

This series looks at how the Labour leader marginalised the far left to consolidate power, his plans ahead of an election expected next year and the surprisingly bold economics behind his agenda

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Out of luck: the bleak economic outlook that Starmer would face
If Labour wins the next election, it is likely to encounter a much harsher environment than when it won power in 1997
Keir Starmer’s ruthless remaking of the Labour party
The opposition leader has consolidated control by taking over party machinery and sidelining the left as he bids for power
The Starmer Project: Labour’s surprisingly bold economic agenda
For all its orthodox rhetoric, the party’s plans for an interventionist industrial policy would represent a striking shift
Rachel Reeves embraces ‘Bidenomics’ as blueprint for a Labour government
Shadow chancellor endorses muscular industrial policy but says spending must comply with fiscal rules
Labour party lands new megadonor in £5mn boost for next UK election
Former Autoglass boss Gary Lubner pledges financial help to put party in power ‘for a long time’
Labour plans to tackle housing crisis by forcing landowners to sell at lower prices
Reforms would change valuation of plots acquired in England through compulsory purchase orders

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