PM: The light of fairer Britain is at the end of the tunnel
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PM: The light of fairer Britain is at the end of the tunnel
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer promises his government will serve working people, and bring about a 'fairer and more prosperous' Britain β during a speech to union delegates at the TUC congress in Brighton.
Report by Alibhaiz.
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