UK Labour leader Keir Starmer says he’ll end the era of ‘gestures and gimmicks’ if he wins power
9 months, 2 weeks ago

UK Labour leader Keir Starmer says he’ll end the era of ‘gestures and gimmicks’ if he wins power

Associated Press  

MANCHESTER, England — The left-of-center politician aiming to become Britain’s prime minister in three weeks’ time said Thursday he will lead a government that’s both “pro-business and pro-worker” and restore stability after years of economic and political turmoil. Labour Party leader Keir Starmer said that if he’s elected on July 4, he will end the “desperate era of gestures and gimmicks” of the Conservative Party’s turbulent tenure. Launching Labour’s election manifesto in the northwest England city of Manchester, Starmer said a Labour government would “stop the chaos, turn the page and start to rebuild our country.” Next month British voters will elect lawmakers to fill all 650 seats in the House of Commons, and the leader of the party that can command a majority — either alone or in coalition — will become prime minister. Starmer said his platform was “a manifesto for wealth creation,” and acknowledged that a Labour government would face “hard choices” about public spending. Starmer called the party’s platform a manifesto for “wealth creation,” and its ambitious goals were largely long-term ones: establishing a new industrial policy, developing a 10-year infrastructure strategy, building 1.5 million new homes.

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LORD ASHCROFT: Starmer's had a glimpse of foreign sunshine amid the domestic gloom - yet his fate is hanging on what happens at home
1 week, 1 day ago

LORD ASHCROFT: Starmer's had a glimpse of foreign sunshine amid the domestic gloom - yet his fate is hanging on what happens at home

Daily Mail  

It had to happen sooner or later – a good few weeks for Sir Keir Starmer. Starmer’s adept handling of his White House meeting with President Trump, combined with his strong backing for Ukraine and rallying of European leaders, finally gave Labour supporters something to cheer about. Starmer’s adept handling of his White House meeting with President Trump, combined with …

DAN HODGES: Despairing Labour insiders are all telling me the same thing about Keir Starmer
2 weeks, 1 day ago

DAN HODGES: Despairing Labour insiders are all telling me the same thing about Keir Starmer

Daily Mail  

Have Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves gone mad? But Starmer and Reeves must be the first politicians in living memory to actively pursue a fiscal agenda of simultaneously raising taxes, stifling growth, suffocating business and slashing public services. And if Keir Starmer cannot find a way of reversing that societal decay, he is going to reap a political whirlwind as …

STEPHEN GLOVER: Suddenly, Starmer doesn't seem quite such an inept Lefty. So will he now take on Cabinet zealots like Miliband and Rayner?
2 weeks, 4 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 …

Labour overtakes Reform after Starmer’s defence spending boost, latest poll reveals
1 month ago

Labour overtakes Reform after Starmer’s defence spending boost, latest poll reveals

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 Keir Starmer’s gambit on defence spending appears to have received an …

Starmer to condemn Farage’s ‘dangerous right-wing politics’ as Reform UK surges in the polls
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1 month, 1 week ago

Starmer to condemn Farage’s ‘dangerous right-wing politics’ as Reform UK surges in the polls

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 condemn the "dangerous right-wing politics" of Reform …

The breakthrough moment for Brexit has arrived
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The breakthrough moment for Brexit has arrived

The Independent  

Sometimes we need our friends to tell us when we’ve made a mistake. It’s almost as if three years of the UK flailing about trying to find a version of Brexit that wouldn’t plunge millions into poverty has not been a great advert for “Frexit”. And a few days ago, when interviewed about the fifth anniversary of Brexit, Farage said, …

Just one in ten people think Labour is doing a good job in government, poll finds - as Sir Keir Starmer sees cliff-edge collapse in support
2 months ago

Just one in ten people think Labour is doing a good job in government, poll finds - as Sir Keir Starmer sees cliff-edge collapse in support

Daily Mail  

Only one in ten people now thinks that Labour is doing a good job in government as Sir Keir Starmer experiences a cliff-edge collapse in support unprecedented in the modern era. Exclusive polling data published in today's Mail on Sunday is also likely to shake Chancellor Rachel Reeves – by revealing only 2 per cent of those surveyed think the …

Struggling in polls, Starmer wants 10 years as UK PM
2 months, 1 week ago

Struggling in polls, Starmer wants 10 years as UK PM

Firstpost  

Starmer took office in July 2024 and the government is already in strife with internal divisions. His leadership is facing other problems like a scandal that accuses Starmer of accepting thousands of pounds of free gifts and an economic outlook that has been blotted by a tax-raising budget UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has expressed his desire to stay in …

Why Labour insiders tell me 'our job isn't to beat the Tories' as a shock poll exposes Starmer's REAL weakness... and thanks to a 'proles' problem his fight-back looks doomed: DAN HODGES reveals the m
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Labour insiders tell me 'our job isn't to beat the Tories' as a shock poll exposes Starmer's REAL weakness... and thanks to a 'proles' problem his fight-back looks doomed: DAN HODGES reveals the m

Daily Mail  

It was something straight from the pages of George Orwell. In 1984, Big Brother opted to leave the pubs alone, trusting that if ‘the Proles’ were left to content themselves with football, gambling and beer, good order would naturally be maintained. But if banning contentious closing-time discourse is not on Keir Starmer’s agenda, the reports still underline one of his …

Starmer Brushes Off Musk, But Is Haunted by UK Market Rout
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Starmer Brushes Off Musk, But Is Haunted by UK Market Rout

Live Mint  

Keir Starmer’s allies spy a silver lining at the end of a week dominated by Elon Musk’s interventions in British politics and global market turmoil that endangers the UK prime minister’s economic plans. While much of Westminster was preoccupied with the spectacle of Musk hurling insults at the premier, his ministers and policies, Starmer’s aides were growing increasingly concerned that …

Fewer than half of Labour voters are optimistic about the year ahead, damning poll reveals - despite Keir Starmer's vow to 'fight for change' in 2025
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Fewer than half of Labour voters are optimistic about the year ahead, damning poll reveals - despite Keir Starmer's vow to 'fight for change' in 2025

Daily Mail  

Fewer than half of Labour voters are optimistic about the year ahead despite the Prime Minister's vow to 'fight for change' in 2025, a new poll has revealed. Sir Keir Starmer hailed the past 12 months as a 'year of change' and insisted Britain was already starting to see the fruits of a Labour government. The Prime Minister's own personal …

Voters dub Keir Starmer’s government ‘incompetent’ and ‘dishonest’ in shock new poll
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Voters dub Keir Starmer’s government ‘incompetent’ and ‘dishonest’ in shock new poll

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 Voters believe Keir Starmer’s government is “incompetent” and “dishonest”, according to …

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, 4 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 …

Starmer under pressure to deliver in 2025 as Labour tested by local elections
3 months ago

Starmer under pressure to deliver in 2025 as Labour tested by local elections

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 Sir Keir Starmer will be under pressure to prove he …

Should Keir Starmer panic as poll suggests Labour could lose 200 seats?
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3 months ago

Should Keir Starmer panic as poll suggests Labour could lose 200 seats?

The Independent  

A poll has suggested Labour could lose nearly 200 seats if a general election was held today, which could see Sir Keir Starmer lose his deputy Angela Rayner and home secretary Yvette Cooper. Labour, which won a landslide victory in the general election, could lose 87 seats to the Conservatives, 67 to Reform UK, and 26 to the SNP, the …

Labour councillor brands Keir Starmer a 'liar' and says Prime Minister's 'attack on working class and grandparents is unjustifiable' after candidate was trounced in local by-election
3 months ago

Labour councillor brands Keir Starmer a 'liar' and says Prime Minister's 'attack on working class and grandparents is unjustifiable' after candidate was trounced in local by-election

Daily Mail  

A Labour councillor has written a scathing attack on Sir Keir Starmer after a fellow party candidate was trounced in a by-election. Steve Edwards, who sits on Dudley Council in the West Midlands, posted on Facebook saying his party leader had peddled lies to win the General Election. Sir Keir Starmer’s attack on the working class, our children and parents/grandparents …

Keir Starmer a one-term prime minister? A rocky start has raised the question
3 months ago

Keir Starmer a one-term prime minister? A rocky start has raised the question

The Independent  

At a pre-Christmas social event, senior Labour figures – including ministers – found themselves discussing this question: will Keir Starmer be a one-term prime minister? “If there was a plan for government, it existed only in Sue Gray’s head,” one Starmer ally told me ruefully. A shift to a European-style economy, with higher tax and spending; renationalising the rail industry; …

DAN HODGES: Why Labour bigwigs already wonder if this will be Starmer's first - and only Christmas - in Downing Street
3 months, 1 week ago

DAN HODGES: Why Labour bigwigs already wonder if this will be Starmer's first - and only Christmas - in Downing Street

Daily Mail  

Labour MPs have begun to think the unthinkable. Last week, precipitated primarily by the outcry over Sir Keir Starmer’s perceived betrayal of the Waspi women, something shifted within the Government and the Labour Party. But discussions are now being held among Labour MPs – including Cabinet ministers – about the potential need to remove Starmer if his personal performance, the …

Our vote for the best politics books of the year
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Our vote for the best politics books of the year

Daily Mail  

Unleashed is available now from the Mail Bookshop Unleashed by Boris Johnson POST-MARGARET Thatcher, no politician has so utterly and irredeemably divided opinion as Boris Johnson has. He tells it as he sees it – ‘Keir Starmer would do his puzzled/irritable face, like a bullock having a thermometer unexpectedly shoved up its rectum’ – and you can’t help but snigger. …

Want to see off Farage, Sir Keir? There’s one thing you need...
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Want to see off Farage, Sir Keir? There’s one thing you need...

The Independent  

The extraordinary poll showing Reform UK has overtaken the Labour Party in popularity can be attributed to many factors. A hostile response to Labour’s £40bn tax grab in the Budget; a series of missteps by Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves – and a lack of any overall sense of direction – are just three. Unlike Farage, Starmer suffers from a …

Keir Starmer’s first five months in numbers: From record tax rises to sinking ratings
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer’s first five months in numbers: From record tax rises to sinking ratings

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 Today marks five months since Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister, …

Keir Starmer insists he is sticking to the plan as he sets ‘ambitious’ targets
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer insists he is sticking to the plan as he sets ‘ambitious’ targets

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. Sir Keir denied that Thursday’s speech – branded an “emergency reset” by Conservative leader …

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, 3 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 …

Top pollster warns Starmer will struggle to convince public with his ‘plan for change’
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Top pollster warns Starmer will struggle to convince public with his ‘plan for change’

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 set out a “plan for change” this …

How Starmer’s missteps are fuelling Nigel Farage’s rise
3 months, 4 weeks ago

How Starmer’s missteps are fuelling Nigel Farage’s rise

Firstpost  

In October, UK PM Keir Starmer’s favourability went below far-right Reform UK Party Leader Nigel Farage. While the country’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer is seeing a decline in his administration’s popularity, the stars of far-right pariah Nigel Farage are on the rise. Britain’s Labour Party leader Keir Starmer celebrates with his wife Victoria after the party secured a massive win …

Blairites are in despair over Keir Starmer’s flailing leadership
4 months ago

Blairites are in despair over Keir Starmer’s flailing leadership

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Some of his acolytes say that …

Could ‘John Prescott in a skirt’ take over from Keir Starmer?
4 months ago

Could ‘John Prescott in a skirt’ take over from Keir Starmer?

The Independent  

Keir Starmer has been prime minister for only four months, but Labour MPs can’t help themselves: they are already gossiping about who will be his successor. Prescott encouraged Rayner, who admired him for championing the North as she became politically aware, and she once declared: "I’m going to be John Prescott in a skirt – I just say it how …

Keir Starmer suffers ‘unprecedented’ collapse in popularity for new PM
5 months ago

Keir Starmer suffers ‘unprecedented’ collapse in popularity for new PM

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. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Sir Keir Starmer’s …

Keir Starmer issues a doom-laden warning to Britons that they'll be clobbered with new Labour taxes on Wednesday because of the 'harsh fiscal reality'
5 months ago

Keir Starmer issues a doom-laden warning to Britons that they'll be clobbered with new Labour taxes on Wednesday because of the 'harsh fiscal reality'

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer today admitted there is 'tough stuff' coming in the Budget as the demanded Brits face up to 'harsh reality'. Keir Starmer will today demand Brits face up to 'harsh reality' ahead of looming tax hikes in the Budget Your browser does not support iframes. Challenged that most voters would prefer lower taxes rather than investment in public services, …

Labour has made yet another misstep — and now Keir Starmer has a Trump problem
5 months, 1 week ago

Labour has made yet another misstep — and now Keir Starmer has a Trump problem

The Independent  

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Less than a third of voters trust the government as Labour’s woes intensify, poll suggests
5 months, 1 week ago

Less than a third of voters trust the government as Labour’s woes intensify, poll suggests

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. Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer is preparing for the toughest test of his premiership so …

UK leader Keir Starmer is marking 100 days in office. It has been a rocky ride
5 months, 2 weeks ago

UK leader Keir Starmer is marking 100 days in office. It has been a rocky ride

The Independent  

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Starmer’s popularity hits record low as voters turn on Labour after 100 days
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Starmer’s popularity hits record low as voters turn on Labour after 100 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 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’s popularity has fallen to a record low as …

Labour’s poll ratings are dreadful – here’s how they can bounce back
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour’s poll ratings are dreadful – here’s how they can bounce back

The Independent  

Top Blairites tell me they are “not surprised” by Labour’s one-point lead in the latest opinion poll, carried out at the weekend. Some holders of a torch for New Labour are “in despair” about Keir Starmer’s early stumbles in government. Later, he gave McSweeney total control of Labour’s general election campaign. What we now know is that, while Starmer’s instincts …

Tory leadership candidates fail to inspire as new poll shows Starmer support holds firm
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Tory leadership candidates fail to inspire as new poll shows Starmer support holds firm

The Independent  

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Labour MP quits over ‘freebies’ scandal and Keir Starmer’s ‘cruel policies’
6 months ago

Labour MP quits over ‘freebies’ scandal and Keir Starmer’s ‘cruel policies’

The Telegraph  

Labour has claimed that all opposition parties invest in the presentation of candidates, including speech and media training, as well as photography and clothing. She said the revelations of “hypocrisy” had been “staggering and increasingly outrageous”, adding: “I cannot put into words how angry I and my colleagues are at your total lack of understanding about how you have made …

The hounding of Keir Starmer is exactly what the right-wing media wants
6 months ago

The hounding of Keir Starmer is exactly what the right-wing media wants

The Independent  

If we want to drive good people out of politics, this is the way to do it. But now Keir Starmer – whose north London home often had so-called protesters outside – is being criticised for trying to allow his son to prepare for his GCSEs in peace. One of them is Siobhain McDonagh, the Labour MP for Mitcham and …

Labour Party conference: How would you rate Keir Starmer’s government so far? Join The Independent Debate
6 months, 1 week ago

Labour Party conference: How would you rate Keir Starmer’s government so far? Join The Independent Debate

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 Half of Britons say they are disappointed with Labour’s performance in …

Keir Starmer promises to revive UK as he dismisses ‘silly’ freebies stories
6 months, 1 week 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 …

Is UK's Labour Party already losing its election goodwill?
6 months, 1 week ago

Is UK's Labour Party already losing its election goodwill?

Firstpost  

Months after a landslide victory, Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party stands cornered over unpopular policies and a freebies scandal around the premier himself Just months after storming to power in a landslide victory, the British Labour Party has found itself cornered. Far from being a celebratory gathering, the three-day Labour Conference has turned into a loop of ministers defending their …

STEPHEN GLOVER: A-level politics students would run the country better than this shower. If Labour carries on like this for four years, we really are doomed
6 months, 1 week ago

STEPHEN GLOVER: A-level politics students would run the country better than this shower. If Labour carries on like this for four years, we really are doomed

Daily Mail  

Four weeks before the July 4 election, I asked in these pages how long it would take the country to hate Labour as much as it hated the Tories. The latest Opinium poll reveals that Sir Keir Starmer's approval rating has plunged 45 points since July. The latest Opinium poll reveals that Sir Keir Starmer's approval rating has plunged 45 …

Row threatens to blight party conference
6 months, 1 week ago

Row threatens to blight party conference

China Daily  

By JULIAN SHEA in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-09-23 10:12 Pins with images of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are displayed at the Britain's Labour Party's annual conference, in Liverpool, Britain, Sept 22, 2024. United Kingdom Labour Party leader Keir Starmer's first annual party conference since becoming prime minister began on Sunday with an internal split overshadowing …

Three in five think Labour will lose next election, poll shows
6 months, 1 week ago

Three in five think Labour will lose next election, poll shows

The Telegraph  

Three in five people already expect Labour to lose the next general election, according to a poll. Sixty per cent of voters believe Sir Keir Starmer’s party will not manage a second term in power, less than three months after its landslide election victory. The poll, by the More in Common think tank, also found more than half of respondents …

Row threatens to blight party conference
6 months, 1 week ago

Row threatens to blight party conference

China Daily  

By JULIAN SHEA in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-09-23 10:12 Pins with images of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are displayed at the Britain's Labour Party's annual conference, in Liverpool, Britain, Sept 22, 2024. United Kingdom Labour Party leader Keir Starmer's first annual party conference since becoming prime minister began on Sunday with an internal split overshadowing …

Row threatens to blight party conference
6 months, 1 week ago

Row threatens to blight party conference

China Daily  

Pins with images of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are displayed at the Britain's Labour Party's annual conference, in Liverpool, Britain, Sept 22, 2024. United Kingdom Labour Party leader Keir Starmer's first annual party conference since becoming prime minister began on Sunday with an internal split overshadowing what should have been a celebratory event. Caroline Abrahams, director of charity Age …

Keir Starmer had a plan to win the election, but no plan for government
6 months, 1 week ago

Keir Starmer had a plan to win the election, but no plan for government

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Its first sentence reads: “Every government, …

After pensioners, will Labour come for the wealthy?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

After pensioners, will Labour come for the wealthy?

The Independent  

Remember when Peter Mandelson said Labour was “intensely relaxed about people getting filthy rich”? They’re pushing Keir Starmer hard for a wealth tax. They would not be Labour voters suffering; the rich would scream, but the party’s popularity would almost certainly not dip. Curb their activities – they are also tax shelters for the rest of the world – and …

Can Starmer woo the unions back into a fulfilling relationship with Labour?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Can Starmer woo the unions back into a fulfilling relationship with Labour?

The Independent  

As the first Labour leader to address the Trades Union Congress as prime minister in 15 years, Keir Starmer might have hoped for a more enthusiastic reception. As with Tony Blair when he was building “New Labour” and taking the party into government in the 1990s, they knew, from bitter, disappointed experience, not to expect that much from “their” prime …

UK leader Keir Starmer says he has to make tough decisions. Some of his lawmakers are unhappy
6 months, 2 weeks ago

UK leader Keir Starmer says he has to make tough decisions. Some of his lawmakers are unhappy

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 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a battle of nerves with …

The one thing Keir Starmer must do to win back Labour waverers
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The one thing Keir Starmer must do to win back Labour waverers

The Independent  

Keir Starmer no doubt thinks he can do without Tony Blair’s advice on how to run a successful government. Starmer may receive quizzically the advice that he needs a plan, and that “working it out is more complex than it might appear”. And especially the next part, with the emphasis in capitals: “Crucially, it has to establish PRIORITIES: if you …

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