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The Britain Project: New Labour, old failure
Tony Blair is assembling a crack squad of out-of-work MPs from across the centrist spectrum – giving life to the lie that what people want is less political innovation, not more. Starmer need not worry just yet, writes ANDREW MURRAY

PERHAPS you have spent some time over the last month celebrating the 25th anniversary of New Labour’s advent in power. No, me neither.

Nor Tony Blair, as it turns out. He spent the day in question in the Bahamas, speaking at a conference about cryptocurrencies, although I doubt if he was remunerated in Non-Fungible Tokens.  

But no matter. You can enjoy the thrill all over again with the Britain Project, the former Labour leader’s new wheeze, launching shortly.

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