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Keir Starmer: “If [there is a contest], then I will fight. And let me just be clear with you. That’s not about personal vanity. It’s…”

On the recordJune 12, 2026
If [there is a contest], then I will fight. And let me just be clear with you. That’s not about personal vanity. It’s not about stubbornness. It’s out of a very deep sense of duty.
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Keir Starmer
Labour Party

Editor's note · Context

On the possibility of a leadership contest.

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