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Blighty newsletter: Three (early) observations about Britain’s new government

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street
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This is the introduction to Blighty, a weekly, subscriber-only newsletter in which our correspondents turn their gaze on the latest developments in Britain.

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