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Darren Jones
PoliticianLeft
A senior Cabinet minister who ruled himself out of the leadership race.
Notable Quotes
"Andy Burnham is going to be the next prime minister and if there was a contest of Labour Party members, he would win."View Story →
"the government will have to set out how it will pay for its new policies at the budget"View Story →
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