Was Keir Starmer’s leaving party the boozy birth of a new Labour force?

https://www.theguardian.com/profile/kiran-stacey· Jul 24, 2026 · 3:33 PM UTC ·5 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 5 views

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Was Keir Starmer’s leaving party the boozy birth of a new Labour force?

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▪Keir Starmer taking his leave of Downing Street.
▪Some believe Andy Burnham has purged the former PM’s allies.
▪Photograph: Dinendra Haria/Sopa Images/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenKeir Starmer taking his leave of Downing Street.

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Keir Starmer taking his leave of Downing Street. Some believe Andy Burnham has purged the former PM’s allies. Photograph: Dinendra Haria/Sopa Images/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenKeir Starmer taking his leave of Downing Street. Some believe Andy Burnham has purged the former PM’s allies. Photograph: Dinendra Haria/Sopa Images/ShutterstockLabourWas Keir Starmer’s leaving party the boozy birth of a new Labour force?A £10,000 bar tab was drunk, there was a ‘lot of anger’, and now ex-ministers are thinking how to cooperate in future Kiran Stacey Policy editorFri 24 Jul 2026 11.33 EDTLast modified on Fri 24 Jul 2026 11.39 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleKeir Starmer’s leaving party had been planned for some time.

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