On the recordJuly 2, 2026
This was not a matter of judging the past by the standards of today. It had been wrong then and it was wrong now. It should never have happened.
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Keir Starmer
Labour Party
Source
theguardian.comEditor's note · Context
Addressing the forced adoptions policy in the Commons.
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