Starmer insists 'every vote counts' as Labour leads polls
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Starmer insists 'every vote counts' as Labour leads polls
Sir Keir Starmer insisted "every vote counts" as Labour continue to soar ahead of the Conservatives in opinion polls.
Speaking at a campaign event in Wales, the Labour leader said: "We are fighting for every vote and across the country in many constituencies, it will go down to the wire."
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