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Keir Starmer: Things that are intensely personal and private, full of pain and grief, being said out loud in a chamber like this is…

On the recordJuly 2, 2026
Things that are intensely personal and private, full of pain and grief, being said out loud in a chamber like this is really difficult.
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Keir Starmer
Labour Party

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Responding to personal testimonies in Parliament.

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