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Governing’s harder.” This line from the musical Hamilton rings true today as it slowly dawns upon Labour that running the country requires much more than just not being the Conservatives. That plans need to be thought through. That trade-offs are required. That cake-ism doesn’t work. It’s what I told Angela Rayner at her first outing at the dispatch box. As Labour proudly laid out a King’s Speech containing impossible contradictions, I was sincere when I said, “We’ve seen this before, and it won’t work.” She didn’t believe me. And so, for now, we will have the worst of both worlds: Labour doubling down on the mistakes Conservatives made while scrapping many of our successes. Yet there is little benefit in LOADING TITLE... Loading offer 1... Loading offer 2... Loading offer 3... Loading CTA... Loading login link... 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