Starmer Invokes Blair in Bid to Win Back Voters Lost to Johnson

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : The Labour leader's brief mention of Brexit -- he criticized the lies told about its benefits -- will have disappointed activists in his own party who want closer ties to the European Union, if not a complete reversal of the split.
53% : Most Read from BloombergIn a speech that was initially interrupted by a protester at his party's annual conference in Liverpool, Starmer recalled Labour's achievements under Tony Blair, such as cutting National Health Service waiting times and lifting children out of poverty, as well as the NHS-founding postwar government of Clement Attlee, to contrast with the Tory record since 2010.
53% : The focus on household spending pressures "will resonate very well," said Naomi Smith, CEO of Best for Britain, a lobby group that campaigns for issues such as closer ties between Britain and the EU and voting reform.
43% : His challenge is to win back support in Scotland as well as voters in post-industrial areas of England who were put off by former leader Jeremy Corbyn and drawn to Tory ex-premier Boris Johnson's push in 2019 to deliver Brexit.
43% : Starmer reacted by saying "protest or power" -- the same phrase he'd used when heckled by Corbyn supporters two years ago when he was still trying to assert his dominance over the party.

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