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Keir Starmer has chosen to fight | Politics | The New Statesman
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21:34Now PlayingKeir Starmer is frustrated but determined, reports Ailbhe Rea
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The rise of anti-Jewish hate is putting more pressure on a government still mired in the Peter Mandelson scandal. The Prime Minister has become deeply unpopular, the Iran War continues, and local elections loom.
Westminster has concluded Keir Starmer has two options: fight or flight. The New Statesman's political editor, Ailbhe Rea, says the Prime Minister has made a decision and raised his fists.
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