9/4/2026
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ā€˜I think heā€™s sensibleā€™: constituents on Keir Starmer stepping down as MP

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ā€˜I think heā€™s sensibleā€™: constituents on Keir Starmer stepping down as MP
Few regrets voiced in Holborn and St Pancras over decision despite former PM having had ā€˜rough time of itā€™UK politics live ā€“ latest updatesIn Keir Starmerā€™s north London constituency, full of pretty pubs and elegant townhouses, few tears were being shed at the news of his departure as its MP.One man nursing a pint outside a pub in Kentish Town simply remarked ā€œgoodā€ when informed his MP had quit. He added: ā€œI thought he was very nice before he became prime minister; I met him a few times. But he
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