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Keir Starmer defends policy choices in rebuttal of Blair’s criticism
UK Prime Minister and Labour leader Keir Starmer has defended his government's policy choices in response to public criticism from former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair, who argued Starmer has abandoned the political centre ground and risks Labour's future electoral prospects, noting the 2024 governing context is vastly different from Blair's 1997 administration. Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, also targeted by Blair's criticism, separately pushed back against Blair's pro-deregulation positions, citing failed trickle-down economics and falling living standards since the 2008 financial crisis as evidence that Blair's policy prescriptions are outdated.
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