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Voters are not yet convinced about Sir Keir Starmer, warns Labour veteran Lord Blunkett

VOTERS are not yet convinced about Sir Keir Starmer, Labour veteran Lord Blunkett warned.

The former education chief claimed he was lucky to emerge after the chaos of Jeremy Corbyn.

Former education secretary Lord Blunkett has warned that the public aren't totally convinced by Sir Keir Starmer yet
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Former education secretary Lord Blunkett has warned that the public aren't totally convinced by Sir Keir Starmer yetCredit: Getty Images - Getty
Lord Blunkett fears Starmer's shadow cabinet have not yet set out the details of their policies to the electorate
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Lord Blunkett fears Starmer's shadow cabinet have not yet set out the details of their policies to the electorateCredit: Getty

He said: “People are not yet totally convinced.

“And we’ve got to convince them in the next year.

Keir has been fortunate.

“He’s been able to contrast himself against what came before.”

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Lord Blunkett also expressed reservations that the shadow cabinet had not yet set out the details of their policies to the electorate.

He said the “five missions” recently announced were a “start”.

But he added: “We’ve got to establish that this will be a government that works with people.”

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