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Starmer refuses to commit to unfreezing tax thresholds if Labour wins election

Sky News Thursday, 4 January 2024
Sir Keir Starmer has refused to commit to unfreezing tax thresholds if Labour wins the next general election, saying he won't make promises he can't keep.
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Tories trying to open election divide over defence, but Starmer is stressing he is not Jeremy 'Stop the War' Corbyn | Boulton

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Starmer: Govt's Rwanda gimmick won't stop smuggling gangs [Video]

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'The only cure is a Labour government': Tory MP and doctor Dan Poulter defects over NHS 'chaos'

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Tory MP Dan Poulter defects to Labour over NHS 'chaos'

Conservative MP and former health minister Dan Poulter has defected to Labour.
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