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“Laying the groundwork for a large state” would be strikingly at odds with Starmer’s promise of a government which “tread[s] more lightly on your lives”.

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Well quite - but I think you could interpret that as a general note on the recent negative dominance of politics (sleaze, scandal, instability etc) in the news / headlines over the previous premierships.

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