Sir Keir Starmer promises Labour will ‘stop the chaos’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Sir Keir Starmer promises Labour will ‘stop the chaos’

The Telegraph  

He promised a “new spirit of service”, which would see “country first, party second”. On a personal note, the Labour leader said: “I am well aware of the cynicism people hold towards politicians at the moment. “Service of our country is the reason – and the only reason – why I am standing here now, asking for your vote.” He concluded: “And I believe with patience, determination and that commitment to service there is so much pride and potential we can unlock across our country. The short clip, posted shortly after the Prime Minister called the general election, contained the line “swich on GB Energy”, referring to Labour’s plan to create a new publicly-owned energy company.

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Watch live: Keir Starmer delivers Labour’s ‘plan for change’ in major speech
1 month ago

Watch live: Keir Starmer delivers Labour’s ‘plan for change’ in major speech

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 Watch as Sir Keir Starmer delivered Labour’s major “plan for …

Keir Starmer promises to revive UK as he dismisses ‘silly’ freebies stories
3 months, 2 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 …

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

For Labour, the next election campaign begins now
6 months ago

For Labour, the next election campaign begins now

The Independent  

Before the election, Keir Starmer admitted privately: “I have achieved less in the last nine years than at any time in my life.” As one close ally told me: “He felt like he was in prison and couldn’t wait to break out.” His imprisonment wasn’t wasted: Starmer transformed the Labour Party, won a stonking majority and now has the chance …

Keir Starmer set to become new UK PM as Labour Party scores landslide win
6 months ago

Keir Starmer set to become new UK PM as Labour Party scores landslide win

Hindustan Times  

Keir Starmer is all set to become the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following a historic victory by his centre-left Labour Party in the 2024 parliamentary election, ending 14 years of Conservative government. Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer delivers a speech during a victory rally at the Tate Modern in London early on July 5, 2024. According …

Keir Starmer hails ‘sunlight of hope’ in Labour victory speech
6 months ago

Keir Starmer hails ‘sunlight of hope’ in Labour victory 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 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 }} Keir Starmer pledged …

He’s derided as dull but Keir Starmer becomes UK prime minister with a sensational victory
6 months ago

He’s derided as dull but Keir Starmer becomes UK prime minister with a sensational victory

Associated Press  

LONDON — For someone often derided as dull, Keir Starmer has delivered a sensational election result. Starmer led Britain’s Labour Party to a landslide election victory, and on Friday became the country’s 58th prime minister — the first leader from the center-left party to win a U.K. national election since Tony Blair, who won three in a row starting in …

Keir Starmer set to be the next UK PM as Labour wins 2024 General Elections
6 months ago

Keir Starmer set to be the next UK PM as Labour wins 2024 General Elections

Firstpost  

The Labour made a clean sweep this election reaching the magic number of 326 seats to gain the majority in the House of Commons Shortly after the UK PM Rishi Sunak conceded defeat, Kier Starmer’s Labour Party crossed the majority mark winning the highly anticipated 2024 UK General Elections. This is what it was for, a changed labour party ready …

From disastrous 2019 defeat to landslide win: How Keir Starmer has revived the Labour Party
6 months ago

From disastrous 2019 defeat to landslide win: How Keir Starmer has revived the Labour Party

Firstpost  

Keir Starmer has used his no-drama approach to reviving the Labour Party, which is on the verge of a landslide victory in the UK elections. The 60-year-old took over the party’s machinery and steered it away from its left-leaning policies to make it go from an ‘electoral arsenic to a well-oiled machine’ British opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer reacts …

Keir Starmer pledges government of national service in first address
6 months ago

Keir Starmer pledges government of national service in first address

The Telegraph  

Sir Keir Starmer continued: “Politics can be a force for good, we will show that, we’ve changed the Labour Party, returned it to service and that is how we will govern. “For too long now we’ve turned a blind eye as millions slid into greater insecurity - nurses, builders, drivers, carers, people doing the right thing, working harder every day, …

‘Change begins immediately,’ says new UK PM Keir Starmer
6 months ago

‘Change begins immediately,’ says new UK PM Keir Starmer

Al Jazeera  

Labour Party leader says his party will ‘deliver change’ as it is clear that the country needs a ‘bigger reset’. The United Kingdom’s new Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has pledged to “deliver change” after his Labour Party swept the general election in a landslide. In a victory speech earlier on Friday, Starmer, 61, said the British people had delivered an …

'Will use our mandate to deliver change': New UK PM Keir Starmer as he assumes office
6 months ago

'Will use our mandate to deliver change': New UK PM Keir Starmer as he assumes office

India TV News  

Britain's newly elected Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Friday to steer the UK towards “calmer waters” after years of Conservative rule. "It is surely clear to everyone that our country needs a bigger reset, a rediscovery of who we are, because no matter how fierce the storms of history, one of the greatest strengths of this nation has always …

‘Gigantic’ To-Do List Awaits Labour Party Chief Keir Starmer, Poised To Be UK’s Next PM
6 months ago

‘Gigantic’ To-Do List Awaits Labour Party Chief Keir Starmer, Poised To Be UK’s Next PM

News 18  

Keir Starmer has a daunting in-tray when his Labour party gets to work governing Britain after almost a decade and a half in opposition. “It’s more a gigantic trunk of problems,” political scientist Karl Pike told AFP, listing issues ranging from ending strikes in the state-run health service to negotiating a new post-Brexit deal with the European Union. When Diamond …

UK Labour leader Keir Starmer says he’ll end the era of ‘gestures and gimmicks’ if he wins power
6 months, 4 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 …

UK Labour leader Keir Starmer says he'll end the era of 'gestures and gimmicks' if he wins power
6 months, 4 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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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
7 months, 1 week 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 …

You can trust Labour, Starmer to tell voters in first election speech
7 months, 2 weeks ago

You can trust Labour, Starmer to tell voters in first election speech

The Telegraph  

Sir Keir Starmer will tell voters on Monday that they can trust Labour because he has changed the party. In his first major speech of the general election campaign, the Labour leader will acknowledge that the public is not yet convinced that his party is fit to govern. I was determined to change Labour so that it could serve the …

Labour leader Keir Starmer is often called dull. But he might be Britain’s next prime minister
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour leader Keir Starmer is often called dull. But he might be Britain’s next prime minister

Associated Press  

LONDON — Dutiful, managerial, a bit dull — Keir Starmer is no one’s idea of a firebrand politician. “A vote for Labour is a vote for stability — economic and political,” Starmer said after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called the election on Wednesday. FILE - Britain’s opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn, left, sits waiting to speak next to Keir …

Labour takes down election campaign video after awkward mistake
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour takes down election campaign video after awkward mistake

The Telegraph  

Labour has been forced to take down a video launching its general election campaign after it was spoiled by a typo. The short clip, posted shortly after Rishi Sunak called a national vote on July 4, contained the line “swich on GB Energy”, referring to Labour’s plan to create a new publicly owned energy company. Britain is a great and …

Politics latest news: Starmer is serial promise breaker, Tories warn after Labour pledge launch
7 months, 3 weeks 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, Reform UK and Britain’s populist paradox
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer, Reform UK and Britain’s populist paradox

Hindustan Times  

OPPOSITION leaders usually dream of entering Downing Street to the roars and bellows of a triumphant crowd. According to Sir Keir Starmer, the arrival of a new Labour government after the next general election will sound more like the start of a yoga class. Mr Tice has cast his outfit in neo-Thatcherite colours: he denounces the governing “Consocialists” and calls …

What we learnt from Keir Starmer’s speech about Labour’s 2019 election disaster
1 year ago

What we learnt from Keir Starmer’s speech about Labour’s 2019 election disaster

The Independent  

It is a measure of Keir Starmer’s confidence, misplaced or otherwise, that he chose to mark the fourth anniversary of one of the worst electoral drubbings his party has ever received with a speech. The Conservatives scored their highest Commons majority since 1987; the best vote share since 1979; conquered safe red-wall Labour seats; and managed to win more support …

Sir Keir Starmer criticised for crediting Margaret Thatcher’s ‘sense of purpose’
1 year, 1 month ago

Sir Keir Starmer criticised for crediting Margaret Thatcher’s ‘sense of purpose’

The Independent  

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Keir Starmer speech - live: Labour leader shakes off glitter ambush and unveils ‘mission for government’
1 year, 2 months ago

Keir Starmer speech - live: Labour leader shakes off glitter ambush and unveils ‘mission for government’

The Independent  

✕ Close Starmer speech 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 vowed to oversee a “decade …

Protester screaming 'democracy is in crisis' throws glitter over Keir Starmer after storming stage during his Labour conference speech in major security breach - as new 'Just Stop Oil splinter group'
1 year, 3 months ago

Protester screaming 'democracy is in crisis' throws glitter over Keir Starmer after storming stage during his Labour conference speech in major security breach - as new 'Just Stop Oil splinter group'

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer's big pitch to be the next Prime Minister descended into chaos before it began today after a protester linked to eco-pests Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion stormed the Labour Conference stage and hurled glitter on him. The Labour leader was just about to start his speech when a protester identified as Yaz Ashmawi, 28, ran up to …

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer makes his pitch to UK voters with a speech vowing national renewal
1 year, 3 months ago

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer makes his pitch to UK voters with a speech vowing national renewal

Associated Press  

LIVERPOOL, England — U.K. Labour Party leader Keir Starmer delivered a speech on Tuesday that amounted to a public job interview for the post of prime minister, promising to restore Britain’s battered institutions and end an “age of insecurity” afflicting its people. Starmer told the opposition party’s annual conference, likely the last before a national election, that a Labour government …

Keir Starmer speech: Labour leader pledges new nationalised 'Great British Energy' supplier
2 years, 3 months ago

Keir Starmer speech: Labour leader pledges new nationalised 'Great British Energy' supplier

The Telegraph  

Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary, has been given the critical job of teeing up Sir Keir Starmer's big speech this afternoon. Asked how Sir Keir intends to unlock the door to No 10 Downing Street, Mr Streeting told Sky News: “I think turn the anger and frankly disgust with the Conservatives into a positive appetite for Labour and that’s …

‘A Labour moment’: UK opposition leader sets out pitch for power
2 years, 3 months ago

‘A Labour moment’: UK opposition leader sets out pitch for power

Al Jazeera  

Keir Starmer says his opposition party is once again ‘the party of the centre ground’ and ready for power. The leader of the United Kingdom’s main opposition Labour Party has made his pitch for power, promising to champion green policies, spur economic growth and improve public services to take the UK out of an “endless cycle of crisis” if chosen …

Keir Starmer has forced me to do something unthinkable with my vote
2 years, 8 months ago

Keir Starmer has forced me to do something unthinkable with my vote

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. As Aaron Bastani writes, Starmer’s dishonesty …

Keir Starmer elected new leader of UK’s Labour Party
4 years, 9 months ago

Keir Starmer elected new leader of UK’s Labour Party

Al Jazeera  

Glasgow, United Kingdom – Jeremy Corbyn’s chequered leadership of the British Labour Party has officially come to an end after Keir Starmer was elected to replace him following a protracted four-month contest. “He’s an intelligent man, has his background … comes across as balanced and has gravitas.” Congratulations to @Keir_Starmer, the new Leader of the Labour Party!#LabourLeadership pic.twitter.com/i2PjxXaWMf — The …

Believe it or not, Keir Starmer may find it surprisingly easy to unite the Labour Party
4 years, 10 months ago

Believe it or not, Keir Starmer may find it surprisingly easy to unite the Labour Party

The Independent  

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