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Keir Starmer faces a critical Labour conference, balancing internal party demands for "red meat" policies with business concerns over tax hikes and labor reforms. Rival parties, including Jeremy Corbyn's new venture and the populist Reform Party, pose threats. Starmer needs to reassure businesses, particularly the banking and oil/gas sectors, about future tax stability and investment. He also faces pressure from the bond market to demonstrate fiscal discipline, echoing warnings against relaxed spending, to avoid negative market reactions.

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