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as posted by the channelStarmer abandons a Thatcherite approach to Brexit.
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Following Brexit, some made the case that the UK should become more like Singapore, finishing a process Margaret Thatcher started - lower taxes, lower spending, less regulation.
However, Keir Starmer seems to be steering the UK in the opposite direction, closer to European policies.
Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton discuss.
📚 READ: Where did Britain go wrong? - George Eaton
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