Critics say the Labour leader is robotic, boring and hard to read, but is that all there is to the man in the running to become the next prime minister? The Sunday Times has spent three months on the campaign trail in search of the real Keir Starmer.

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Keir Starmer: Up close and personal

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Keir Starmer: Up close and personal