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Darren Jones: “We either take this opportunity to remake the state and show the public we can get the job done, or we risk handing it…”

On the recordJuly 1, 2026
We either take this opportunity to remake the state and show the public we can get the job done, or we risk handing it to the populists who just want to tear it all down and leave people to fend for themselves
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Darren Jones
Labour Party
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bbc.co.uk

Editor's note · Context

Discussing government reform at the Remaking the State conference.

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