Sir Keir Starmer is sailing the Labour Party in the right direction
Despite mutinous left-wingers’ attempts to knock him off course
THE WEATHER in Brighton was decidedly blustery as the Labour Party gathered for its annual conference between September 25th and 29th. The handful of hardy souls who braved the sea were repeatedly flattened by the waves. But the wind turbines off the coast also whirled furiously, providing an energy-starved country with much-needed power. The mood inside the conference centre matched the squalls outside.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “A blustery week”
Britain October 2nd 2021
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- The government looks set to ditch an ambitious target for housebuilding
- England’s pioneering mental-health programme hits a ceiling
- Professors and students seek to widen the appeal of classics
- In Britain, young women got more work during the pandemic
- Andy Burnham wants to help rescue the Tories’ signature policy
- Sir Keir Starmer is sailing the Labour Party in the right direction
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