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Why was Rebecca Long Bailey sacked?
ANDREW WARDEN asks what are the reasons for the Salford MP being pushed off the shadow front bench

WAS Rebecca Long Bailey sacked to prevent a bad news day? This is plausible. 

Keir Starmer has demonstrated an alarming willingness to prioritise short-term news management tactics over long-term strategy. 

The other day he had his front-bench talk up 10-year sentences for vandalising statues because the press were demanding it. 

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