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Keir Starmer: “Mr Speaker, they intend to spend the summer arguing with a bin. My advice to everyone is 'put your vote in the bin'.”

On the recordJuly 15, 2026
Mr Speaker, they intend to spend the summer arguing with a bin. My advice to everyone is 'put your vote in the bin'.
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Keir Starmer
Labour Party

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Response to Kemi Badenoch's suggestion of a TV debate.

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