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From Harold Wilson to Liz Truss – what the fates of former prime ministers can teach Keir Starmer

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par Martin Farr, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University

Despite his name – honouring Keir Hardie, the first leader of the Labour party – Keir Starmer is not known to be a student of political history. This apparent incuriosity helps define an indistinct political identity.

Asked which premier inspires him, Starmer cites Harold Wilson, an unusual choice – Attlee is much more revered in Labour – and superficially surprising. No politician was more political than Wilson: the moment a camera appeared his usual cigar and brandy was replaced with a pipe and a…

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