QUENTIN LETTS: Sadly Keir's joke about the Budget perking up the economy didn't get the long laugh it richly deserved
3 days, 15 hours ago

QUENTIN LETTS: Sadly Keir's joke about the Budget perking up the economy didn't get the long laugh it richly deserved

Daily Mail  

His poll ratings are diving like a guillemot and the economy has stalled at the traffic lights but Sir Keir Starmer could not have been more delighted with himself. For Starmer KC, it seems, life’s ambition was to sit opposite the prosaic boobies of the liaison committee and be quizzed on the grinding minutiae of his government’s ‘delivery’. Prime Minister Keir Starmer attending a Parliamentary Liaison Committee hearing in London Liam Byrne MP speaking at the Parliamentary Liaison Committee hearing He launched into boasts about how his economic performance. Sir Keir replied that he was ‘fixing the foundations’. Later, when Sir Keir was jawing about his foreign trips, Labour’s Dame Meg Hillier snorted ‘hah, we know about those travels’.

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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Keir Starmer's duplicity is wearing very thin
4 days, 15 hours 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 …

QUENTIN LETTS at PMQs: The only cabinet ministers who looked cheerful were Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting. Might they be fancying their chances?
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4 days, 18 hours ago

QUENTIN LETTS at PMQs: The only cabinet ministers who looked cheerful were Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting. Might they be fancying their chances?

Daily Mail  

After the first five months of the Labour Government the fighters returned to their stools. Mr Speaker rang the bell on the last PMQs of the year and the cornermen rushed ringside to crouch round Sir Keir Starmer and apply sponges, styptic pencils and petroleum jelly to his wounds. Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking during Prime Minister's Questions in 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
2 weeks, 4 days 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 …

QUENTIN LETTS: Starmer's blunder over Boris showed that, under pressure, he cracks like a walnut
2 weeks, 4 days ago

QUENTIN LETTS: Starmer's blunder over Boris showed that, under pressure, he cracks like a walnut

Daily Mail  

We may need Monsieur Poirot. On a day the Prime Minister descended to panicky slander, MPs were told that former transport secretary Louise Haigh vanished only after ‘further information came forward’ about her bad behaviour. On a day the Prime Minister descended to panicky slander, MPs were told that former transport secretary Louise Haigh vanished only after ‘further information came …

With his ‘great reset’, the prime minister must administer an injection of confidence and charisma
2 weeks, 4 days ago

With his ‘great reset’, the prime minister must administer an injection of confidence and charisma

The Independent  

Is “more bobbies on the beat” really what passes for “a big idea” for Sir Keir Starmer’s ambitious “decade of renewal”? An unkind observer might draw an unfavourable comparison with the time when John Major, towards the end of a long spell of Conservative rule, was scrabbling around for initiatives that would have instant voter appeal and came up with …

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 weeks, 1 day 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 …

Kemi stepped into the chamber with her Clint Eastwood gait - one small woman against a bawling horde: QUENTIN LETTS watches new Tory leader's first PMQs
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kemi stepped into the chamber with her Clint Eastwood gait - one small woman against a bawling horde: QUENTIN LETTS watches new Tory leader's first PMQs

Daily Mail  

Well that was different. Kemi Badenoch waggled an amused eyebrow at the Speaker and then took her seat beside Priti Patel, awaiting the onslaught, writes QUENTIN LETTS The noise of the Commons at full bray has always been enough to curdle cream but the din this Labour majority generates is louder than any I can recall from previous parliaments. She …

QUENTIN LETTS: Starmer pinched together the tips of his chipolata fingers like a chef describing the perfect ravioli
1 month, 3 weeks ago

QUENTIN LETTS: Starmer pinched together the tips of his chipolata fingers like a chef describing the perfect ravioli

Daily Mail  

Birmingham's Rep theatre, which has seen its share of duds over the years, was the venue for a pre-Budget speech by Sir Keir Starmer. Pictured: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer meeting Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves at Downing Street ahead of the Government's first budget on Wednesday Much of the speech was about 'working people' and how he – …

Keir Starmer has found his own Dominic Cummings in Morgan McSweeney
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer has found his own Dominic Cummings in Morgan McSweeney

The Independent  

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Keir Starmer set out a realistic vision of a brighter future for Britain
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Keir Starmer set out a realistic vision of a brighter future for Britain

The Independent  

For his first speech to a Labour conference as prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer framed his choice as being between “the easier road to nowhere”, and the hard work of change. Sir Keir also skilfully avoided the trap of sounding too downbeat, by linking every hard decision Labour will face to a positive vision of the future for which he …

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

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'
3 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 – what he really makes of Trump, Blair and Corbyn
5 months, 2 weeks 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 …

‘Call me Keir’ hints at ‘tough decisions’ on increasing taxes
5 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Call me Keir’ hints at ‘tough decisions’ on increasing taxes

The Independent  

Sir Keir Starmer has hinted that his government may be making some “tough decisions” on tax rises early in his premiership as he gave his first press conference as prime minister. open image in gallery The prime minister said the Rwanda scheme was a non-starter Sir Keir told journalists: “In relation to the tough decisions, we’re going to have to …

Keir we go! Starmer set for biggest election victory since Blair with 170 majority... but on the lowest turnout in more than a CENTURY
5 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; …

QUENTIN LETTS: Keir Starmer is barely meeting any real voters. He is kept inside his canopic jar, protected from view like King Tut's intestines
6 months ago

QUENTIN LETTS: Keir Starmer is barely meeting any real voters. He is kept inside his canopic jar, protected from view like King Tut's intestines

Daily Mail  

Word came late: Sir Keir Starmer would visit a pub in Basingstoke. Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer during a visit to Gabardine Bar in Basingstoke, while on the General Election campaign trail During his campaign, Starmer has been kept inside his canopic jar, protected from view like King Tutankhamun's intestines There are two reasons politicians visit catering outlets. Theo …

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

The accidental PM: Keir Starmer will tax the rich first, and the middle class later
1 year, 2 months ago

The accidental PM: Keir Starmer will tax the rich first, and the middle class later

The Telegraph  

If Sir Keir Starmer should become prime minister next year, don’t expect to hear anyone close to him claiming it was his destiny. Sir Keir was never expected to be Labour’s next prime minister. The assumed timeframe for the transformation was anything up to a decade, meaning Sir Keir would lead Labour to a creditable defeat in 2024, reduce the …

Keir Starmer asks Tory voters to ditch ‘dangerous populists’ and join Labour
1 year, 2 months ago

Keir Starmer asks Tory voters to ditch ‘dangerous populists’ and join Labour

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. It came as Starmer: Set his sights on a “decade of national renewal”, suggesting he …

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