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Keir Starmer should be bold and consider a wealth tax, Neil Kinnock says


Former Labour leader says government needs a better narrative and risks being bogged down by ‘imposed limitations’

Keir Starmer’s government is suffering from a “lack of narrative” about what it is trying to achieve and should be more fiscally bold and consider a tax on wealth, Neil Kinnock has said.

The former Labour leader said too many of the government’s achievements were being overshadowed. A year after a landslide election win, the party is struggling in the polls and has U-turned on policies including cuts to winter fuel payments and welfare.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/06/neil-kinnock-keir-starmer-wealth-tax

Author : Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

Publish date : 2025-07-06 08:48:00

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