Keir Starmer's Potential Successor: Key Policy Challenges for a New PM

A look at the major domestic and international issues facing a hypothetical Labour leader.

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A potential new Labour PM faces critical decisions on disability benefits, defense spending, taxation, immigration, jury trials, international relations with the US and Middle East, EU ties, devolution, utility ownership, AI, and North Sea oil.
Balancing fiscal responsibility with policy promises will be key.

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A potential new Labour PM faces critical decisions on disability benefits, defense spending, taxation, immigration, jury trials, international relations with the US and Middle East, EU ties, devolution, utility ownership, AI, and North Sea oil. Balancing fiscal responsibility with policy promises will be key.

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