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Keir Starmer faces friendly fire

Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McEvoy serve up their essential guide to the day in British politics.

Today, Sir Keir Starmer heads to Albania to announce a crackdown on migrant smuggling gangs in the Balkans, while internal political unrest continues to brew at home.

Sam and Anne discuss the growing tension inside both the Labour and Conservative parties, and Sam reveals how the first cracks between the chancellor and the PM have started to form. What does this mean for an increasingly under-pressure Starmer?

Plus: Tory uncertainty deepens, leaving MPs wondering where Kemi Badenoch’s leadership is taking them.

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