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Keir Starmer: “In Britain, we are reasonable, tolerant people. When we have a terrible case like Henry’s case, Henry Nowak, we react…”

On the recordJune 4, 2026
In Britain, we are reasonable, tolerant people. When we have a terrible case like Henry’s case, Henry Nowak, we react calmly as his family have done.
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Keir Starmer
Labour Party

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Commenting on the response to Henry Nowak's murder.

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