Most Rev Keir Starmer starts new term at Westminster High with hope and a prayer
Not even Nigel Farage’s dig at John Bercow can dampen the spirit of optimism in the new Parliament
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Not even Nigel Farage’s dig at John Bercow can dampen the spirit of optimism in the new Parliament
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