Captain U-turn strikes again: Downbeat Keir Starmer complains 'we don't live in an ideal world' as he confirms he WON'T abolish tuition fees, rows back on green pledges, child poverty promises and scr
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Captain U-turn strikes again: Downbeat Keir Starmer complains 'we don't live in an ideal world' as he confirms he WON'T abolish tuition fees, rows back on green pledges, child poverty promises and scr

Daily Mail  

A downbeat Sir Keir Starmer defending abandoning a string of Labour policies today - saying the country can no longer afford them. Asked by BBC Radio 4's Today programme if he would consider scrapping the two-child benefit cap, the Labour leader said: 'In an ideal world, of course. Sir Keir Starmer did not accept claims he would have to raise taxes, make spending cuts or change Labour's fiscal rules if his party wins power. Mr Sunak has insisted there is a 'crystal clear' choice for voters at the General Election, warning a Labour government under Sir Keir Starmer would see taxes rises by £2,000 per household.

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STEPHEN GLOVER: Suddenly, Starmer doesn't seem quite such an inept Lefty. So will he now take on Cabinet zealots like Miliband and Rayner?
1 week, 2 days ago

STEPHEN GLOVER: Suddenly, Starmer doesn't seem quite such an inept Lefty. So will he now take on Cabinet zealots like Miliband and Rayner?

Daily Mail  

Has someone been slipping a magic potion into Sir Keir Starmer’s tea? And it’s not only when talking about welfare that Sir Keir increasingly sounds like a rather Right-wing Tory. Sir Keir Starmer delivered a remarkable speech to Labour MPs about welfare on Monday, Stephen Glover writes The Prime Minister will not venture into certain issues, allowing the likes of …

Keir Starmer orders his Labour ministers to stop 'outsourcing' decisions to regulators - despite having created scores of new quangos since taking power
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1 week, 3 days ago

Keir Starmer orders his Labour ministers to stop 'outsourcing' decisions to regulators - despite having created scores of new quangos since taking power

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer has ordered the Government to stop 'outsourcing' decisions to regulators - despite having created scores of new quangos since taking power. His remarks have been taken as an indication that he and Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden could look to cut the number of quangos. Prime Minister Keir Starmer told his ministers that they must take responsibility for …

Sir Keir Starmer admits 2025 will be a 'year of rebuilding' and many in Britain find it 'hard to think about the future' as poll shows Labour slipping in polls
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sir Keir Starmer admits 2025 will be a 'year of rebuilding' and many in Britain find it 'hard to think about the future' as poll shows Labour slipping in polls

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer has used his new year message to vow to 'change Britain for the better' - despite the threat posed by his political rivals as they jostle for position while looking to 2025 as a chance to capitalise on his dwindling popularity. Meanwhile, Nigel Farage lurks in the wings, hoping to use May's council elections to flex Reform …

Keir Starmer admits ‘much more’ to do after difficult first six months in No 10
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer admits ‘much more’ to do after difficult first six months in No 10

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Keir Starmer has said there is still “so much more” …

Keir Starmer says there's NOTHING he would do differently about Labour's disastrous first six months in power - as he admits he doesn't want to bring down immigration too quickly
3 months ago

Keir Starmer says there's NOTHING he would do differently about Labour's disastrous first six months in power - as he admits he doesn't want to bring down immigration too quickly

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer today insisted there is nothing he would do differently from his disastrous first six months in power. The bizarre stance came after Sir Keir's premiership was rocked by the freebies furore and the humiliating departure of his chief of staff Sue Gray. Keir Starmer today insisted there is nothing he would do differently from his disastrous first six …

When it comes to immigration, Labour can only blame its inheritance from the Tories for so long
3 months ago

When it comes to immigration, Labour can only blame its inheritance from the Tories for so long

The Independent  

When Sir Keir Starmer unveiled six policy milestones in his “plan for change” this month, any targets to reduce legal and illegal migration were conspicuous by their absence. Successive prime ministers from David Cameron onwards promised to reduce legal migration, and Rishi Sunak impaled himself on a painful hook by pledging to “stop the boats” crossing the English Channel. The …

Keir Starmer starts again: PM pleads with Brits to judge him on higher living standards, lower NHS waits and more police in 'reset' speech… but NO target on cutting immigration and has he watered down
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer starts again: PM pleads with Brits to judge him on higher living standards, lower NHS waits and more police in 'reset' speech… but NO target on cutting immigration and has he watered down

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer swiped at Whitehall's tolerance of 'managed decline' in Britain today as he attempted to 'reset' his struggling government. The PM is using a speech at Pinewood studios in Buckinghamshire to unveil six 'milestones' that Labour should have achieved by the time of the next election in 2029 The PM used a speech at Pinewood studios in Buckinghamshire to …

Six pledges to save Starmer? PM will plead with Brits to judge him on higher living standards, lower NHS waits, 1.5m new homes and more police in 'reset' speech TODAY… but NO target on cutting immigra
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Six pledges to save Starmer? PM will plead with Brits to judge him on higher living standards, lower NHS waits, 1.5m new homes and more police in 'reset' speech TODAY… but NO target on cutting immigra

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer will bid to 'reset' his struggling government today as he lays out goals for voters to judge him by. He has also been accused of sidelining Labour's flagship manifesto pledge to deliver the fastest growing economy in the G7 - which looks doomed to failure as the US and Canada are surging ahead. Keir Starmer is using a …

Keir Starmer 'is forced to abandon growth targets after disastrous Budget': PM accused of 'sidelining' vow for UK to have fastest growth in G7 as he scrambles to 'reset' after Labour's torrid first fi
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer 'is forced to abandon growth targets after disastrous Budget': PM accused of 'sidelining' vow for UK to have fastest growth in G7 as he scrambles to 'reset' after Labour's torrid first fi

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer has been accused of sidelining his vow for the UK to have the fastest growth in the G7 as he struggles to 'reset' the government. A Tory spokesman told the Telegraph: 'Keir Starmer sidelining his pledge to have the fastest growth in the G7 is the direct and inevitable consequence of his disastrous Budget of broken promises. Keir …

Keir Starmer's ratings slump with more than half of the public disapproving of his performance - as PM plots a major 'reset' of his stumbling premiership just five months after entering No10
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer's ratings slump with more than half of the public disapproving of his performance - as PM plots a major 'reset' of his stumbling premiership just five months after entering No10

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer has seen an eight-point drop in his approval ratings with more than half of the public disapproving of the Prime Minister's job performance, a new poll has revealed. The speech will be seen as an attempt by Sir Keir to get his stumbling premiership back on track following the widespread anger at Labour's tax plans and his …

What Sir Keir can learn from the Kamala calamity
4 months, 1 week ago

What Sir Keir can learn from the Kamala calamity

The Independent  

Labour has begun an intense debate about the lessons it must learn from the defeat of its sister party, the Democrats, in the US election. To the UK list, we can add the NHS – the symbol of Labour’s pledge to improve public services, on which it will be judged at the next general election. But when a former Independent …

Keir Starmer is accused of 'straight up lying' to Brits in Labour manifesto after he warns shareholders, landlords and savers they DON'T count as 'working people' and face being battered in next week'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer is accused of 'straight up lying' to Brits in Labour manifesto after he warns shareholders, landlords and savers they DON'T count as 'working people' and face being battered in next week'

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer has been accused of 'straight up lying' to Brits as shareholders, landlords and savers face being battered with tax rises at next week's Budget. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during a TV interview at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa on October 24 Chancellor Rachel Reeves on a visit to Washington DC yesterday Tory frontbencher Claire …

Broken promises, chaos and sleaze! Tories say Keir Starmer's first 100 days in power were 'terrifying' - as nearly half of Brits who voted for them now feel let down, damning poll reveals
5 months, 1 week ago

Broken promises, chaos and sleaze! Tories say Keir Starmer's first 100 days in power were 'terrifying' - as nearly half of Brits who voted for them now feel let down, damning poll reveals

Daily Mail  

Labour's first 100 days in government have left half of those who voted for them with buyer's remorse. In dire polling for Sir Keir Starmer as his administration reaches the milestone today, 47 per cent of those who voted for the party said they had positive expectations but felt let down. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria wave …

Labour's poll lead falls to just one point with approval rating for Keir Starmer on -36 - as Cabinet minister admits PM's 'young Government' will suffer more 'missteps' after Sue Gray scandal
5 months, 1 week ago

Labour's poll lead falls to just one point with approval rating for Keir Starmer on -36 - as Cabinet minister admits PM's 'young Government' will suffer more 'missteps' after Sue Gray scandal

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer’s ‘young Government’ will suffer more ‘missteps’, a Cabinet minister admitted today as Labour’s poll lead slumped to just one point. Downing Street said ‘new structures’ at No 10 would help get the Government back on track after a turbulent period that has led to the departures of chief of staff Sue Gray and Cabinet Secretary Simon Case. We …

Keir Starmer promises to revive UK as he dismisses ‘silly’ freebies stories
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer promises to revive UK as he dismisses ‘silly’ freebies stories

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Keir Starmer will tell an “exhausted Britain” that the tough …

After the Labour ‘freebie’ scandal, Starmer is running out of time to get his government back on track
5 months, 3 weeks ago

After the Labour ‘freebie’ scandal, Starmer is running out of time to get his government back on track

The Independent  

When Labour won a stunning landslide victory in July, few senior party figures would have imagined the start of the party conference in Liverpool would have been overshadowed by the very kind of sleaze allegations Sir Keir Starmer had understandably exploited when the Conservatives were in power. Some perspective is needed: we have not yet seen any evidence the donations …

Starmer’s Labour is proving to be strong and stable
6 months, 1 week ago

Starmer’s Labour is proving to be strong and stable

The Independent  

Having somewhat overdelivered on his election slogan of “Change”, Sir Keir Starmer may be shopping around for a new motto to guide his “missions”. The government has not made enough of the way that the pension triple lock, albeit a Liberal Democrat policy adopted by the Conservatives, has succeeded in redressing much of the discrepancy between wages and the state …

Keir Starmer: How has the Labour prime minister fared in his first sixty days?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer: How has the Labour prime minister fared in his first sixty days?

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Standing on the steps of Downing Street on 5 July, …

Sir Keir Starmer to prepare the ground for tax rises with warning it will take TEN YEARS to rebuild Britain - after he is accused of being elected to office on 'false promises' that they would not inc
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Sir Keir Starmer to prepare the ground for tax rises with warning it will take TEN YEARS to rebuild Britain - after he is accused of being elected to office on 'false promises' that they would not inc

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer will warn tomorrow that it will take a decade to rebuild Britain, as he is accused of preparing the ground for Rachel Reeves to unveil major tax rises in the Budget. Sir Keir will use his first major speech since winning power to warn that things in Britain 'will get worse before they get better'. Tory chairman …

Sir Keir Starmer is accused of being elected to office on 'false promises' - as Labour leader is set to warn that things in Britain 'will get worse before they get better'
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Sir Keir Starmer is accused of being elected to office on 'false promises' - as Labour leader is set to warn that things in Britain 'will get worse before they get better'

Daily Mail  

Labour was elected on 'false promises', senior Tories claimed last night as Sir Keir Starmer prepares to deliver more doom and gloom tomorrow. The Prime Minister will use his first major speech since winning power to warn that things in Britain 'will get worse before they get better'. Sir Keir Starmer will vow not to 'shy away from making unpopular …

Keir Starmer is accused of 'conning the public' over the state of Britain's finances: Tory chairman says PM has 'fabricated' problems amid claim that things will only get WORSE before they get better
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer is accused of 'conning the public' over the state of Britain's finances: Tory chairman says PM has 'fabricated' problems amid claim that things will only get WORSE before they get better

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of 'conning the public' over his grim assessment of the state of Britain's finances. Mr Fuller said: 'Just two months in and Keir Starmer has taken winter fuel payments off 10 million pensioners, showered billions of taxpayers' money on his union paymasters and is now engulfed in a cronyism scandal after parachuting donors and …

With Left-wing policies raining down like molten lava, STEPHEN GLOVER argues no government in recent history has veered from its manifesto so quickly... In a few short weeks the devious heart of Starm
7 months ago

With Left-wing policies raining down like molten lava, STEPHEN GLOVER argues no government in recent history has veered from its manifesto so quickly... In a few short weeks the devious heart of Starm

Daily Mail  

On the morning of July 5 Sir Keir Starmer stood outside No 10 and addressed the nation. Trust and integrity were catchwords not only of Labour's election campaign but also of Sir Keir's appeal to the British people from the days when Boris Johnson was prime minister. Labour is already unloved and Starmer's approval ratings are plummeting Labour's defence is …

What the remaking of Labour reveals about Sir Keir Starmer
8 months, 1 week ago

What the remaking of Labour reveals about Sir Keir Starmer

Hindustan Times  

TO THOSE WHO question his readiness to be prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer has a message: look at how he has run the opposition. The following year, with Sir Keir installed as the party’s new leader, a report by Labour Together, a pro-Starmer caucus, warned that a long-term seepage of working-class support could cost it dozens more seats. When he …

Keir Starmer – what he really makes of Trump, Blair and Corbyn
8 months, 1 week ago

Keir Starmer – what he really makes of Trump, Blair and Corbyn

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As he prepares for what now seems to be an …

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Sir Keir Starmer must govern on behalf of the 80 percent of the country who did NOT vote for him as well as the 20 percent who did
8 months, 2 weeks ago

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Sir Keir Starmer must govern on behalf of the 80 percent of the country who did NOT vote for him as well as the 20 percent who did

Daily Mail  

The British people delivered their verdict yesterday on the state of British politics. Pictured: Newly elected Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer with his wife, Victoria From the South coast to the North of Scotland, from the Severn to the Wash, Tory seats fell like dominoes to Labour Your browser does not support iframes. Nigel Farage and his party may have …

How does Keir Starmer stop his landslide turning into a landslip?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

How does Keir Starmer stop his landslide turning into a landslip?

The Independent  

Labour may have stormed to power in a landslide, but Sir Keir Starmer will have no time to celebrate his victory. open image in gallery Keir Starmer’s first few days and weeks as prime minister will be a whirlwind Another dilemma will be whether to appoint as ministers the “retreads” who have returned to the Commons after time out. The …

U.K. PM-elect Keir Starmer pledges ‘national renewal’
8 months, 2 weeks ago

U.K. PM-elect Keir Starmer pledges ‘national renewal’

The Hindu  

Prime Minister-elect Keir Starmer pledged on July 5 to start a period of “national renewal” in the U.K. after his opposition Labour party defeated the ruling Conservatives in the general election. “Today we start the next chapter — begin the work of change, the mission of national renewal and start to rebuild our country,” Starmer said in a triumphant victory …

After Labour's landslide election in the UK, amid global political mayhem, Sir Keir Starmer now faces a daunting task
8 months, 2 weeks ago

After Labour's landslide election in the UK, amid global political mayhem, Sir Keir Starmer now faces a daunting task

ABC  

The apparent Labour landslide installing Sir Keir Starmer as Britain's new prime minister was a widely expected outcome in an otherwise unstable world. The UK's lurch to the left The time had come for the Tories to go and Labour to arrive and the exit poll results strongly reflects this "It's time" factor. They were criticised for their "cautious" strategy, …

Keir we go! Starmer set for biggest election victory since Blair with 170 majority... but on the lowest turnout in more than a CENTURY
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir we go! Starmer set for biggest election victory since Blair with 170 majority... but on the lowest turnout in more than a CENTURY

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer insisted Britain was 'ready for change' as Labour appeared on course for a landslide win in the General Election. In other rollercoaster developments tonight: In the first real result, Labour's Bridget Phillipson retained Houghton & Sunderland South with a boosted majority of just over 7,000 - but Reform surged into second place with more than 11,600 votes; …

Starmer denies Labour will lurch to the Left if party wins election
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Starmer denies Labour will lurch to the Left if party wins election

The Telegraph  

Sir Keir Starmer has denied that the Labour Party will lurch to the Left if it wins the general election. The Labour leader insisted that he was “not going to be deflected” in his pursuit of “wealth creation” – despite winning the leadership in 2020 by making an array of Left-wing policy promises such as vowing to increase income and …

STEPHEN GLOVER: Keir Starmer is engaged in a gigantic deception against voters, so why won't Rishi take the fight to Labour leader? What's he got to lose!
9 months ago

STEPHEN GLOVER: Keir Starmer is engaged in a gigantic deception against voters, so why won't Rishi take the fight to Labour leader? What's he got to lose!

Daily Mail  

How tough is Rishi Sunak? He has been resilient and industrious but has failed, like his party, to grip the main issue of the election: Sir Keir Starmer. He has been resilient and industrious but has failed, like his party, to grip the main issue of the election: Sir Keir Starmer People may forgive Sir Keir for his Trotskyist views …

Keir Starmer says he is prepared to make 'enemies' and make it easier to build wind farms to boost the economy if he becomes PM - as Tories claim Labour could impose 18 tax hikes - including charging
9 months, 1 week ago

Keir Starmer says he is prepared to make 'enemies' and make it easier to build wind farms to boost the economy if he becomes PM - as Tories claim Labour could impose 18 tax hikes - including charging

Daily Mail  

This video is no longer available This video is no longer available Keir Starmer admitted he is ready to make 'enemies' after the election as he seeks to rebuilt the UK economy - and vowed to reform planning laws to make it easier to build wind farms in the countryside. Treasury minister Laura Trott used a press conference to claim …

Starmer launches Labour’s pro-business, pro-worker manifesto with £8.6bn of new taxes
9 months, 1 week ago

Starmer launches Labour’s pro-business, pro-worker manifesto with £8.6bn of new taxes

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This was emphasised when he was confronted by a heckler early in his speech: “We …

Watch: Keir Starmer launches Labour Party’s general election manifesto
9 months, 1 week ago

Watch: Keir Starmer launches Labour Party’s general election manifesto

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Watch as Sir Keir Starmer launched the Labour Party's general election …

Protester interrupts Keir Starmer’s Labour party manifesto launch
9 months, 1 week ago

Protester interrupts Keir Starmer’s Labour party manifesto launch

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A heckler interrupted Sir Keir Starmer’s launch of the Labour party …

Starmer criticised for comparing ‘uncosted’ Tory manifesto to Jeremy Corbyn’s – which he backed
9 months, 1 week ago

Starmer criticised for comparing ‘uncosted’ Tory manifesto to Jeremy Corbyn’s – which he backed

The Telegraph  

He added: “That’s why I say it’s a Jeremy Corbyn-style manifesto, which is load everything into the wheelbarrow, don’t provide the funding and hope that nobody notices the money isn’t there.” It is understood that Sir Keir was referring to Mr Corbyn’s manifesto in 2019, which Rachel Reeves last week attacked as a “fantasy”. An online post from Plaid Cymru …

Profile: Who is Sir Keir Starmer?
9 months, 1 week ago

Profile: Who is Sir Keir Starmer?

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Three years ago Sir Keir Starmer seriously considered throwing in …

Keir Starmer: Bringing the Left to the centre
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer: Bringing the Left to the centre

The Hindu  

I will fight for you and change Britain,” Keir Starmer, chief of the Labour party, wrote on X on May 28, as part of his campaign for the U.K. elections, scheduled to be held on July 4. Mr. Starmer, who became an MP in 2015, ran for leadership of Labour in 2020 after Mr. Corbyn, a leftist, resigned following the …

Keir Starmer goads Diane Abbott and Labour Left with boast that he has 'changed the party' for the better over past four years and only wants the 'highest-quality' election candidates - as furious row
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer goads Diane Abbott and Labour Left with boast that he has 'changed the party' for the better over past four years and only wants the 'highest-quality' election candidates - as furious row

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer taunted furious Labour leftwingers today amid claims of a 'purge' of figures including Diane Abbott, saying that winning over former Tory voters 'vindicated' his leadership. Defiant Dianne Abbot tells her supporters that she will do whatever it takes to stand as an MP for Hackney North Supporters of Diane Abbott arrive at Hackney Town Hall for rally …

Keir Starmer aims to end questions about his leadership in first major election campaign speech
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer aims to end questions about his leadership in first major election campaign speech

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Keir Starmer will use his first major speech of the …

Four years after quitting as Labour leader following a huge election defeat Jeremy Corbyn is STILL a thorn in side of Keir Starmer as Leftie icon walks out to run as an independent - while allies accu
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Four years after quitting as Labour leader following a huge election defeat Jeremy Corbyn is STILL a thorn in side of Keir Starmer as Leftie icon walks out to run as an independent - while allies accu

Daily Mail  

Jeremy Corbyn is at the center of a major Labour row more than four years after he quit as party leader, after flouncing out to run as an independent at the July 4 election. Mr Corbyn had repeatedly dropped hints that he could run as an independent, a move that will kick off a bitter campaign in the north London …

Keir Starmer dons his election boots to tramp all over Tory territory
10 months ago

Keir Starmer dons his election boots to tramp all over Tory territory

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaks during his visit to the …

Watch: Keir Starmer outlines pledges in pre-election pitch to voters
10 months ago

Watch: Keir Starmer outlines pledges in pre-election pitch to voters

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Watch as Sir Keir Starmer launched Labour's six "first steps" in …

The Starmer Stone! Keir apes Blair - and risks comparisons with Miliband's notorious granite slab - as he unveils six key promises on Labour election 'pledge card' (remembering to include Channel boat
10 months ago

The Starmer Stone! Keir apes Blair - and risks comparisons with Miliband's notorious granite slab - as he unveils six key promises on Labour election 'pledge card' (remembering to include Channel boat

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer is trumpeting an election 'pledge card' today as he tries to show voters he is ready for government. The Labour leader will ape Tony Blair's tactics with six commitments, and has added 'smashing the criminal boat gangs' after a backlash that there was no reference to immigration in his previous 'missions'. A mock-up of how the new Labour …

Starmer says he’s no Blair ‘copycat’ after launching New Labour-style pledge card
10 months ago

Starmer says he’s no Blair ‘copycat’ after launching New Labour-style pledge card

The Telegraph  

There were also speeches from people outside of politics such as Sebastian James, the Boots managing director, who endorsed Sir Keir. The way I’ve set this out has been a strategy I’ve been operating to for four years.” Sir Keir said the first stage of the strategy was to recognise the “scale” of defeat Labour suffered in 2019 and to …

Politics latest news: Starmer is serial promise breaker, Tories warn after Labour pledge launch
10 months ago

Politics latest news: Starmer is serial promise breaker, Tories warn after Labour pledge launch

The Telegraph  

The Tories labelled Sir Keir Starmer a “serial promise breaker” as they responded to the Labour leader setting out six of his main general election pledges. Sir Keir said the pledges would form part of a Labour government’s efforts to put the UK “back in the service of working people”. Sir Keir Starmer is a serial promise breaker who doesn’t …

Keir Starmer faces clash with Labour's union paymasters as he 'waters down plans to ban zero hours contracts and out-of-hours emails to workers' after backlash from business
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer faces clash with Labour's union paymasters as he 'waters down plans to ban zero hours contracts and out-of-hours emails to workers' after backlash from business

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer is facing a showdown with Labour's union paymasters amid claims he is poised to water down workers' rights reforms. Angela Rayner and Keir Starmer attend a Labour event at Harlow Town FC in Essex yesterday Unite general secretary Sharon Graham warned 'a red line will be crossed' if the party U-turns on previous employment pledges while TUC president …

How Starmer conquered the Labour Left
11 months, 2 weeks ago

How Starmer conquered the Labour Left

The Telegraph  

Sir Keir Starmer has spoken of four years spent on the opposition benches as a “long, hard slog”, which has led to a “changed party. The Socialist Campaign Group, which is historically the Left’s heart within the Parliamentary Labour Party, is depleted in numbers after the whip was removed from a string of members, including the seismic suspension of Mr …

The key to understanding Keir Starmer
1 year, 1 month ago

The key to understanding Keir Starmer

The Independent  

We all know that two great armies are on manoeuvres before a decisive battle. open image in gallery Labour leaders always face a rough passage, and Keir Starmer faces an even more turbulent one Baldwin’s Starmer is self-contained, but “paradoxical”, an unvarnished fighter who’s allowed the reluctant exhibitionism of secret aspirations to release this unauthorised but comprehensive inquiry into a …

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