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  "path": "/uk/analysis/2026/05/17/labour-party-leadership-challenge/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-17T11:51:40.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.thecanary.co",
  "tags": [
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    "UK",
    "Labour Party",
    "Rachael Swindon"
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  "textContent": "The Labour Party, once the obvious vehicle for working class hopes, now resembles a clapped-out Ford Escort, abandoned on the hard shoulder of history. The wheels are missing, the engine is on fire, and the driver is insisting everything is on track for change. With Keir Starmer on the brink — cabinet ministers whispering exit […]\n\nBy Rachael Swindon",
  "title": "Labour Party leadership challenge — Starmer’s successors change nothing"
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