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UK’s likely next PM copies Albanese election playbook

Hans van Leeuwen
Hans van LeeuwenEurope correspondent
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London | British Labour leader Keir Starmer has stuck to his Albanese-style small-target election strategy, unveiling a program for government that made almost no new promises.

He confirmed a clutch of tax tweaks that would raise £8.6 billion ($16.5 billion), but vowed not to raise income tax, company tax, the “national insurance” payroll tax, or the tax on goods and services known in Britain as VAT.

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Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London. Connect with Hans on Twitter. Email Hans at hans.vanleeuwen@afr.com

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