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Sir Keir Starmer: “My experience as prime minister is of frustration that every time I go to pull a lever, there are a whole bunch of…”

On the recordJune 6, 2026
My experience as prime minister is of frustration that every time I go to pull a lever, there are a whole bunch of regulations, consultations and arm's length bodies that mean the action from pulling the lever to delivery is longer than I think it ought to be.
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Sir Keir Starmer
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bbc.com

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Describing challenges faced in governance.

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