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Anneliese Dodds’ resignation is a warning to Keir Starmer
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69% Informative
Anneliese Dodds resigned over Keir Starmer ’s decision to fund higher defence spending by cutting overseas aid.
Dodds’ resignation sharpens the coming battle between Starmer Central and the soft left.
Aid matters viscerally and emotionally to the Labour tribe and she could begin something really dangerous on the Labour benches for him.
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69
Informative language
66
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23
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semi-formal
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English
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53
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short-lived
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