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Michael Marra: “I don’t think there is any prime minister in history that has lost popularity at the rate the previous prime minister…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2026
I don’t think there is any prime minister in history that has lost popularity at the rate the previous prime minister did, and the rate at which that happened was particularly challenging.
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Michael Marra
Scottish Labour

Editor's note · Context

Commenting on the previous prime minister's popularity decline.

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