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political pundits are still scratching their heads as to what really happened – and what it means for Starmer’s government.She later discovered it at home and turned on the device, which alerted the police.
This is the prime minister’s first cabinet resignation since Labour won the election by a landslide just five months ago. “In her resignation letter, she states that Keir Starmer was already aware of the fraud conviction, which raises questions as to why the prime minister appointed Ms Haigh to cabinet with responsibility for a £30bn budget?The prime minister’s spokesperson refused to tell journalists just how much Starmer knew about the criminal conviction beforehand.
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