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Sir Keir Starmer’s approval rating plummets amid freebies controversy

Eighty days into his tenure following a landslide election victory, Sir Keir Starmer addressed the Labour conference in Liverpool as the first Labour prime minister in 15 years. This occasion, rather than being a triumphant victory lap, saw him already stumbling, burdened by controversies over the freebies he accepted as opposition leader and internal dysfunction. A year earlier, Sir Keir…