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Sir Keir Starmer has invited us to join his ‘Government of Service’
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Alex Noel2024-07-09T08:00:00
Alex Noel asks how might Jesus’ leadership style benefit both us and our new Prime Minister, and gives us tips on how to be better servant leaders.
In case you missed it, the United Kingdom has a new leader. On 4th July many of us went to the polls to cast our votes in the General Election. Once the ballots had been counted (and re-counted in some constituencies), Labour’s anticipated landslide victory became a reality.
Then on Friday, having been asked to form a government by His Majesty the King, Labour’s leader, Sir Keir Starmer arrived at Number 10 Downing Street, making his first speech as our newly-minted Prime Minister.
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