How Starmer brought more energy, but no new ideas, in his reset speech | Analysis

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Once more, with feeling.

This was Sir Keir Starmer turned up to 11, Labour’s quiet man reaching for the volume.

The problem: it was the same old specifics.

The Prime Minister’s tone, energy – even his attire – for the big reset speech after that local election battering were all projecting a step change in approach to the job.

Read the full story here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/05/11/same-old-starmer-but-with-new-feelings/

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