Paul Clements: Why is Keir Starmer sticking two fingers up at Tony Blair’s advice?

Tony Blair with Keir Starmer (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

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If I were to sum up in one sentence the strategy that won Keir Starmer a landslide at this general election, it would probably be: “Hey – do you guys remember Tony Blair?”

It’s a fair tactic – after all, the former leader was the most successful in Labour’s history. His 179-seat majority in 1997 was the high watermark that Starmer aimed for and, to his credit, came within a whisker of hitting.

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