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Starmer accused of using child refugees to promote his leadership campaign
Labour leadership candidate, Sir Keir Starmer (left) MP, is welcomed to Unison headquarters in Euston, London, by general secretary, Dave Prentis (right) and staff, after the union's Labour Link committee declared its support for him before consulting it's members

LABOUR leadership hopeful Sir Keir Starmer was accused today of using the refugee crisis to try to score political points. 

Mr Starmer has promoted an open letter from his own website, addressed to the Prime Minister, for the protection of child refugees.

Signatories are asked whether they agree to receive updates about “Keir’s campaign.”

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