Kwasi Kwarteng was ridiculed in the Commons on Friday when he claimed his tax-slashing mini-Budget marked a “new era” for the Tories. The Chancellor’s display of chutzpah jarred with the glaringly obvious: the Conservatives have been in power for 12 years.
Fast-forward two days to the Labour Party conference in Liverpool and it appears Keir Starmer is the one who can credibly lay claim to presiding over a “new era”.
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