Does Morgan McSweeney really run Labour?
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🗓️ 6 February 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Andrew Marr is joined by the authors of Get In: The Inside Story of Labour Under Starmer, Gabriel Pogrund and Patrick Maguire.
But while this is ostensibly the story of Starmer's Labour, who really runs the party behind the scenes?
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