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What kind of a parliament and government have we just elected?
ANDREW MURRAY looks at Labour's shifting fortunes, the left as it stands in the new parliament and the likely character of the Starmer government

A post-election article by former Tory cabinet minister Justine Greening caught Eyes Left’s eye.

She congratulated Keir Starmer for his feat in bringing Labour back from the fringe to the mainstream.

There’s a primer in bourgeois politics.  Forty per cent support for a radical programme equals “fringe.”

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