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Wannabe prime ministers are nakedly ambitious to run the UK, but why? That is the burning question | Stefan Stern

Wannabe prime ministers are nakedly ambitious to run the UK, but why? That is the burning question | Stefan Stern

Published: May 18, 2026 · The Guardian

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As Starmer, Burnham, Streeting, Rayner, Polanski and Farage line up, I say ambition for power is no bad thing. It’s what they would do with it that counts, says author Stefan Stern