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Many of the problems facing Starmer’s Government are self-inflicted.
The initial policy of trying to take winter fuel payments from low income pensioners was a disaster.
Proposing to cut benefits from disabled people made the Government look cruel.
And the failure so far to secure the border and get a grip of illegal immigration has corroded trust.
But there is a path to a Starmer second term and he must urgently seize the moment.
Voters are sick of being skint and they want bold Labour policies to help them cope with the cost-of-living crisis.
Making a huge dent on the backlog of NHS operations would be the second plank of a comeback strategy.
And ensuring the people who come to the UK from overseas are here legally is another must.