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Keir Starmer renews call for general election as government in turmoil

Guardian, 20 Oct 2022
Keir Starmer on Thursday morning called for an early general election to be held, as chaos among Liz Truss's Conservative MPs almost derailed a parliamentary vote on Wednesday night and then led to the PM's resignation.
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In a speech to the Trade Union Congress in Brighton, the Labour leader said the UK 'cannot afford the chaos' of the Conservative party, adding 'we need a general election now'.

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