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‘We need leadership’: Alistair Carns on giving up a military career to become a Labour MP
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Alistair Carns’s decision to leave the Royal Marines after 24 years’ service to stand for Labour in the coming election came as …