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Keir Starmer: “Teenagers drink before they should, but we do not then say, ‘in which case let us abandon any attempt to stop them…”

On the recordJune 15, 2026
Teenagers drink before they should, but we do not then say, ‘in which case let us abandon any attempt to stop them buying alcohol’, we say ‘let’s improve the enforcement of what we’re doing’.
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Keir Starmer
Labour Party

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On enforcing regulations despite challenges.

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