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Britain’s next leader will also have to confront a culture of tolerable decline, writes Mark Sedwill
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Government achievements happen immediately—or not at all

Why the first 100 days really matter

His way of speaking marks him out in a long line of posh-sounding PMs

He shows little sign that he grasps the scale or urgency of the tasks that await him

Britain’s prime-minister-to-be faces a big task to maintain his authority

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