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
1 week, 4 days 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 is unjustifiable. 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 'Your local councillors will continue to work hard and follow the traditional Labour values in spite of Starmer’s actions.'

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UK PM Keir Starmer slams ‘lies and misinformation’, defends record over child sex gangs after attacks from Elon Musk
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2 days, 17 hours ago

UK PM Keir Starmer slams ‘lies and misinformation’, defends record over child sex gangs after attacks from Elon Musk

Hindustan Times  

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday condemned “lies and misinformation” that he said are undermining U.K. democracy, in response to a barrage of attacks on his government from Elon Musk. Keir Starmer criticized “those that are spreading lies and misinformation as far and as wide as possible,” particularly opposition Conservative politicians in Britain who have echoed some of Musk’s …

UK leader Starmer slams ‘lies and misinformation’ after attacks from Elon Musk
2 days, 18 hours ago

UK leader Starmer slams ‘lies and misinformation’ after attacks from Elon Musk

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday condemned “lies and misinformation” that he said are undermining U.K. democracy, in response to a barrage of attacks on his government from Elon Musk. On Monday he posted an online poll for his 210 million followers on the proposition: “America should liberate the people of Britain from their tyrannical government.” Asked …

‘Keir Starmer guilty as anyone’: Whistleblower slams UK PM over grooming gang 'failures'
5 days, 3 hours ago

‘Keir Starmer guilty as anyone’: Whistleblower slams UK PM over grooming gang 'failures'

Hindustan Times  

A former detective who uncovered police failings in investigating grooming gangs has said Sir Keir Starmer is “perhaps as guilty as anyone” over the failure to bring about change. Whistleblower Maggie Oliver, who resigned from Greater Manchester Police in 2012, on Friday criticised previous inquiries into the scandal and called for an independent investigation and “criminal accountability” for public officials …

Twenty councillors quit Labour accusing Starmer of abandoning party values
6 days, 11 hours ago

Twenty councillors quit Labour accusing Starmer of abandoning party values

The Independent  

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

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

The Independent  

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Labour ‘lacks a story’ and is leaving the door open to Nigel Farage’s Reform, warn top pollsters
1 week, 1 day ago

Labour ‘lacks a story’ and is leaving the door open to Nigel Farage’s Reform, warn top pollsters

The Independent  

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Should Keir Starmer panic as poll suggests Labour could lose 200 seats?
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1 week, 3 days 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 …

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Keir Starmer's duplicity is wearing very thin
3 weeks ago

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Keir Starmer's duplicity is wearing very thin

Daily Mail  

It's often said you can tell when a politician is lying because his or her lips move. Keir Starmer is facing furious backlash after his government announced it would not pay a penny to the ‘WASPI women’. Pictured: Keir Starmer posing with WASPI women campaigners in 2018 WASPI campaigners stage a protest on College Green in Westminster, London, as Chancellor …

What has Donald Trump accused Keir Starmer’s Labour of? US presidential campaign’s complaint explained
2 months, 2 weeks ago

What has Donald Trump accused Keir Starmer’s Labour of? US presidential campaign’s complaint explained

The Independent  

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Labour has made yet another misstep — and now Keir Starmer has a Trump problem
2 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Labour’s poll ratings are dreadful – here’s how they can bounce back
2 months, 4 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
3 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Rosie Duffield quits Labour with damning attack on Keir Starmer
3 months, 1 week ago

Rosie Duffield quits Labour with damning attack on Keir Starmer

The Independent  

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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  

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Labour’s early missteps are forgivable, but Starmer must get his house in order
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour’s early missteps are forgivable, but Starmer must get his house in order

The Independent  

With hindsight, there is no doubt that it would have been better all round had Sir Keir Starmer not accepted the assistance with personal presentation offered by Waheed Alli to him and his wife. The total often quoted, of £100,000, is the value of the gifts – and not, of course, cash, which the couple could have put to their …

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 …

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'
4 months, 2 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 accused of ‘authoritarian control-freakery’ over two-child benefit cap rebellion
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer accused of ‘authoritarian control-freakery’ over two-child benefit cap rebellion

The Independent  

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What the remaking of Labour reveals about Sir Keir Starmer
5 months, 4 weeks 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
5 months, 4 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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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 …

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

The Independent  

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New UK prime minister Keir Starmer vows to heal wounds of distrust after Labour landslide
6 months ago

New UK prime minister Keir Starmer vows to heal wounds of distrust after Labour landslide

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s new prime minister, Keir Starmer, vowed Friday to reverse the hopelessness that grew over 14 years of Conservative rule and said he would lead an urgent mission of national renewal after his Labour Party’s landslide victory. “Have no doubt that we will rebuild Britain,” Starmer said in his first official remarks as supporters cheered and waved union …

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

New Indian Express  

LONDON: For someone often derided as dull, Keir Starmer has delivered a sensational election result. Starmer has led Britain's Labour Party to a landslide election victory, and on Friday will become 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 1997. Like …

Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch says toxic trans debate with Dr Who actor David Tennant exposes 'true face' of Keir Starmer's allies
6 months, 1 week ago

Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch says toxic trans debate with Dr Who actor David Tennant exposes 'true face' of Keir Starmer's allies

Daily Mail  

Labour candidate Dawn Butler said she agreed with what Tennant had said Kemi Badenoch accused a former Labour minister yesterday of showing the 'true face' of the party in the ongoing row over women's rights. Dawn Butler said she agreed with Doctor Who actor David Tennant, who had said he wished Equalities Minister Mrs Badenoch would 'shut up' and spoke …

Starmer denies Labour will lurch to the Left if party wins election
6 months, 2 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 …

Keir Starmer squirms before he admits Labour 'got it wrong' when it tried to install Jeremy Corbyn in No. 10
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer squirms before he admits Labour 'got it wrong' when it tried to install Jeremy Corbyn in No. 10

Daily Mail  

Labour 'got it wrong' when it tried to install Jeremy Corbyn in No 10, Sir Keir Starmer admitted last night. During a question and answer session with readers of The Sun newspaper, Sir Keir was quizzed about his relationship with Mr Corbyn, whose Shadow Cabinet he served in for four years. Sir Keir Starmer has admitted that Labour 'got it …

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!
6 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Labour must make sure that it deals with race openly, as it has promised
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour must make sure that it deals with race openly, as it has promised

The Independent  

Sir Keir Starmer, as he often reminds us, has spent the last four years changing the Labour Party and preparing it for government. As The Independent reports today, the Labour Party under Sir Keir, for some inexplicable reason, took it upon itself to attack and attempt to gag the respected Black barrister Martin Forde KC. His offence – which is …

UK Labour leader Keir Starmer says he’ll end the era of ‘gestures and gimmicks’ if he wins power
6 months, 3 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 …

Starmer criticised for comparing ‘uncosted’ Tory manifesto to Jeremy Corbyn’s – which he backed
6 months, 4 weeks 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 …

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 …

UK Labour leader Keir Starmer woos undecided voters with a vow to safeguard national security
7 months, 1 week ago

UK Labour leader Keir Starmer woos undecided voters with a vow to safeguard national security

The Independent  

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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 …

What makes a great Labour leader – and does Starmer have what it takes?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

What makes a great Labour leader – and does Starmer have what it takes?

The Independent  

If Keir Starmer wins on 4 July, he will be only the seventh Labour prime minister in the party’s history. open image in gallery Tony Blair arrived at Downing Street in 1997 after promising no rise in income tax The same debate takes place in the Labour Party before every election: that the leader should make “bolder” promises, even at …

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
7 months, 2 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 …

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

The Independent  

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Keir Starmer is about to repeat one of Blair’s biggest mistakes
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer is about to repeat one of Blair’s biggest mistakes

The Independent  

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Exclusive polling reveals the public don’t care if you’re a classy worker – or working class
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Exclusive polling reveals the public don’t care if you’re a classy worker – or working class

The Independent  

It has become a standing joke at Westminster. open image in gallery Similarly, Starmer’s repeated references to his “working class” roots have not cut much ice with the public. Nor are voters impressed by Sunak’s pitch that he comes from the hard-working, aspirational middle class: he is seen as upper class, while Starmer is viewed as “upper middle class”. Luke …

Keir Starmer attacks ‘unquenchable Tory thirst for gimmicks’ and promises to scrap Rwanda plan ‘straight away’
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Keir Starmer attacks ‘unquenchable Tory thirst for gimmicks’ and promises to scrap Rwanda plan ‘straight away’

The Independent  

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The local elections are a triumph for Keir Starmer’s embrace of Blairism
8 months ago

The local elections are a triumph for Keir Starmer’s embrace of Blairism

The Independent  

The Conservatives have done about as badly in the local elections as you would expect, given that they are 20 points behind Labour in the national opinion polls. Yet Corbyn managed to lose the Copeland by-election in 2017 to Theresa May’s Tory party, and Starmer seemed to be set to continue that dismal record in Hartlepool in 2021. Reversing through …

Four in five Labour members back Keir Starmer’s leadership amidst councillor turmoil
9 months ago

Four in five Labour members back Keir Starmer’s leadership amidst councillor turmoil

The Independent  

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The key to understanding Keir Starmer
10 months, 2 weeks 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 …

How can Keir Starmer control the PR nightmare engulfing Labour?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

How can Keir Starmer control the PR nightmare engulfing Labour?

The Independent  

With his U-turn on the £28bn green prosperity plan and the Labour campaign in the Rochdale by-election cancelled, it’s fair to say the last few days have been difficult for Keir Starmer. Like it or not, Azhar Ali’s name will appear beside the words “Labour Party” on the ballot paper, and he will attract some votes – possibly enough to …

STEPHEN GLOVER: How many Labour MPs feel a greater loyalty to the Palestinian cause than to Keir Starmer?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

STEPHEN GLOVER: How many Labour MPs feel a greater loyalty to the Palestinian cause than to Keir Starmer?

Daily Mail  

The term 'Fifth Column' originated in the Spanish Civil War. If what Mr Ali says is true, some Labour MPs felt a greater loyalty to the Palestinian cause than they do to the policies presented by their party leader. People like Mr Ali aren't supposed to flourish in Sir Keir's allegedly sanitised Labour Party. If voters fear that the representatives …

'We're speaking up for traditional values!' MPs snap back at Keir Starmer's 'KGB tactics' after he accuses Tories of 'sabotaging' charities like the RNLI and National Trust by criticising their 'woke'
11 months, 2 weeks ago

'We're speaking up for traditional values!' MPs snap back at Keir Starmer's 'KGB tactics' after he accuses Tories of 'sabotaging' charities like the RNLI and National Trust by criticising their 'woke'

Daily Mail  

Tory MPs today hit back at Sir Keir Starmer's 'KGB tactics' after he accused the Conservatives of 'sabotaging' charities such as the RNLI and National Trust. Sir Keir Starmer attacked Margaret Thatcher's 'no such thing as society' refrain today as he accused ministers of 'sabotaging' charities In a speech at a civil society summit in central London, Sir Keir said …

Keir Starmer goes to war for 'woke' charities: Labour leader accuses ministers of 'sabotaging' the RNLI and National Trust to win votes as he wades into culture wars - and slams Thatcher's refrain tha
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer goes to war for 'woke' charities: Labour leader accuses ministers of 'sabotaging' the RNLI and National Trust to win votes as he wades into culture wars - and slams Thatcher's refrain tha

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer vowed to back 'woke' charities today as he waded into the culture wars, and attacked Margaret Thatcher's 'no such thing as society' refrain. In a speech at a civil society summit in central London, the Labour leader said the Government was engaged in 'McCarthyism' by trying to find 'woke agendas' in British civic institutions. Keir Starmer attacked Margaret …

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 …

Keir Starmer was right to invoke Thatcher – but he must take care not to copy the Iron Lady too closely
1 year, 1 month ago

Keir Starmer was right to invoke Thatcher – but he must take care not to copy the Iron Lady too closely

The Independent  

Sir Keir Starmer has taken his overhaul of the Labour Party a step further by heaping praise on Margaret Thatcher. When Lady Thatcher died in 2013, Sir Tony described her as “a towering political figure”, adding: “I always thought my job was to build on some of the things she had done, rather than reverse them.” The Blair manual won …

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