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Keir Starmer’s Full Speech on Making Brexit Work

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Sir Keir Starmer MP, Leader of the Labour Party gave a Speech to the Centre for EU Reform setting out Labour’s 5-point plan to “Make Brexit Work”. Below is a full transcript of that speech. Thank you.It’s a real privilege to be here tonight. We are here to mark the 26th birthday of the CER. In that time, the world

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UK Has Worst Rate of Pension Poverty in Europe

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Pensioner looking worried with money

A new report has reveled that the pensioners in the United Kingdom suffer from the highest rate of “pensioner poverty” in Western Europe. The study shows that those eligible for the State Pension are FIVE times more likely to face financial hardship. This comes as Iain Duncan Smith’s think tank CSJ suggested the retirement age should increase to 75 by

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