Labour needs a leader who’ll do what’s best, not what’s popular – and that’s Lisa Nandy
4 years, 10 months ago

Labour needs a leader who’ll do what’s best, not what’s popular – and that’s Lisa Nandy

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. Read our privacy policy I’ve been to the year 3000 and the Labour Party leadership race is still ongoing. Each day it seems they must float a new policy idea that shows exactly the right amount of leg to Labour Party members at the same time as saying that they want members to make the policy, which seems directly contradictory. I cannot help but think that all leadership elections in any political party consist of candidates essentially saying “whatever you want to hear” to enough of their faithful. I think being a good leader means that you need to be able to say some things people don’t want to hear, and to win their trust regardless.

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Independent readers name their priorities for Keir Starmer’s Labour government in 2025 – from NHS to economy
1 week ago

Independent readers name their priorities for Keir Starmer’s Labour government in 2025 – from NHS to economy

The Independent  

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Starmer under pressure to deliver in 2025 as Labour tested by local elections
1 week, 5 days ago

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

The Independent  

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Union boss’s stark warning to Keir Starmer – 2025 is the time to deliver
1 week, 6 days ago

Union boss’s stark warning to Keir Starmer – 2025 is the time to deliver

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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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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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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Is UK's Labour Party already losing its election goodwill?
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Row threatens to blight party conference
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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 …

Who will wield the power now Labour has its landslide?
6 months ago

Who will wield the power now Labour has its landslide?

The Independent  

As leader of the opposition, Keir Starmer tended to keep decision-making close, but as prime minister, he may have to consult more widely. But Starmer has also identified a further four cabinet ministers as “mission leads”, responsible for delivering the government’s missions: Wes Streeting, Yvette Cooper, Bridget Phillipson and Ed Miliband. Angela Rayner, deputy prime minister Rayner speaking at the …

What happens now to the Tory party? Another leadership race of course
6 months ago

What happens now to the Tory party? Another leadership race of course

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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. Under the current rules, the party’s remaining rump of MPs get to decide which of …

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 …

UK Labour Party sweeps to power in historic election win. But impatient voters mean big challenges
6 months ago

UK Labour Party sweeps to power in historic election win. But impatient voters mean big challenges

New Indian Express  

LONDON: Britain’s Labour Party swept to power Friday after more than a decade in opposition, as a jaded electorate handed the party a landslide victory — but also a mammoth task of reinvigorating a stagnant economy and dispirited nation. Labour leader Keir Starmer will officially become prime minister later in the day, leading his party back to government less than …

‘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 elections 2024: Labour hopes for historic win as British voters go to polls
6 months ago

UK elections 2024: Labour hopes for historic win as British voters go to polls

Hindustan Times  

Britain voted Thursday in a general election that polls predict will hand the opposition Labour party a landslide win and end nearly a decade-and-a-half of Conservative rule. Britain's Conservative Party all-but conceded election defeat to Keir Starmer's Labour on Wednesday, a day before polling stations even opened, and warned that the opposition party was on course for a record-breaking victory. …

Major polls predict Starmer’s Labour on course for stunning UK election win
6 months, 1 week ago

Major polls predict Starmer’s Labour on course for stunning UK election win

Al Jazeera  

London, United Kingdom – Barring a major upset in the coming hours, the Keir Starmer-led Labour Party is on course to win Thursday’s general election in the United Kingdom by a record landslide, two major polls suggest. “This election will be like none we have seen before with Labour set to reverse their worst result since 1935 to potentially a …

Labour have been predicted to win a landslide, but the reality is just 132,000 voters in key seats could stop this. Use our tactical voting guide to prevent Britain under Starmer becoming a... ONE-PAR
6 months, 1 week ago

Labour have been predicted to win a landslide, but the reality is just 132,000 voters in key seats could stop this. Use our tactical voting guide to prevent Britain under Starmer becoming a... ONE-PAR

Daily Mail  

As Winston Churchill stepped forward towards the microphone, the crowd was in a raucous, restless mood. Whatever Labour pretend, tomorrow’s vote is not a referendum on the past 14 years of Tory rule but a decision as to which party should be in charge for the next five years. Starmer’s own approval ratings are dismal: polls by Ipsos and YouGov …

Streeting warns against complacency and giving ‘matches back to the arsonist’
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Streeting warns against complacency and giving ‘matches back to the arsonist’

The Independent  

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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 …

Labour manifesto: What will be Starmer’s key policies for the 2024 general election?
7 months ago

Labour manifesto: What will be Starmer’s key policies for the 2024 general election?

The Independent  

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UK Labour leader Keir Starmer woos undecided voters with a vow to safeguard national security
7 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Associated Press  

LONDON — British opposition leader Keir Starmer made his first major speech of the U.K. election campaign Monday, telling undecided voters that they can trust his Labour Party to safeguard the country’s economy, borders and security. “The very foundation of any good government is economic security, border security, national security,” Starmer said during a speech in the seaside town of …

UK Labour leader Keir Starmer woos undecided voters with a vow to safeguard national security
7 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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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 …

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 …

After years in opposition, Britain’s Labour Party senses it’s on the verge of regaining power
1 year, 3 months ago

After years in opposition, Britain’s Labour Party senses it’s on the verge of regaining power

Associated Press  

LONDON — Members of Britain’s opposition Labour Party gather in Liverpool on Sunday for their annual conference with an unfamiliar feeling: optimism. This is a step on the journey.” Labour’s landslide 1997 election victory under Tony Blair — the peak of its popularity — was a quarter-century ago, and the party has suffered four straight election defeats. “And now the …

With his nasty attack on Sunak, Starmer has paved the way for dirty tactics to be used against him
1 year, 9 months ago

With his nasty attack on Sunak, Starmer has paved the way for dirty tactics to be used against him

The Independent  

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Keir Starmer’s five missions for Britain – can Labour deliver?
1 year, 10 months ago

Keir Starmer’s five missions for Britain – can Labour deliver?

The Independent  

Keir Starmer has pledged “to give Britain back hope and confidence” through a mission-led government headed by him. Secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 by the end of a Labour first term This is the first and most significant of the “missions”, because, not putting things too subtly, there’s not much any government can do without money – …

By-election triumph for Labour – but Starmer still has a mountain to climb
2 years ago

By-election triumph for Labour – but Starmer still has a mountain to climb

The Independent  

On the face of it, Labour’s performance in the Stretford and Urmston by-election was nothing short of magnificent. The small Liberal Democrat vote might have been squeezed by a little tactical voting for Labour, though this doesn’t seem to have been the case with the slightly bigger Green vote. So we have a big swing to Labour, at about 11 …

UK Labour leader accuses government of trashing economy
2 years, 3 months ago

UK Labour leader accuses government of trashing economy

Associated Press  

LIVERPOOL, England — The leader of Britain’s main opposition Labour Party accused the governing Conservatives on Tuesday of losing control of the economy, and promised to take the U.K. out of an “endless cycle of crisis” if his party regains power after more than a decade. Confederation of British Industry President Brian McBride said “it’s welcome to hear Labour re-state …

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 …

Labour wants early election so Tories can be ‘swept away’
2 years, 4 months ago

Labour wants early election so Tories can be ‘swept away’

The Independent  

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Labour’s win in Wakefield is not enough to put Keir Starmer in No 10
2 years, 6 months ago

Labour’s win in Wakefield is not enough to put Keir Starmer in No 10

The Independent  

To be brutal, Labour’s win in the Wakefield by-election was not good enough to put Keir Starmer on course to win the next general election. The swing to Labour in Wakefield would win the party a majority in the House of Commons if it were repeated in a general election, but it won’t be. We have to go further back …

These local election results suggest Keir Starmer could be prime minister
2 years, 8 months ago

These local election results suggest Keir Starmer could be prime minister

The Independent  

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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  

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Keir Starmer waters down Labour rulebook overhaul as he abandons electoral college proposal
3 years, 3 months ago

Keir Starmer waters down Labour rulebook overhaul as he abandons electoral college proposal

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 abandoned plans to overhaul Labour’s rulebook by …

Keir Starmer would ‘welcome a bit of distance’ from Len McCluskey as union cuts funding, says Labour MP
4 years, 3 months ago

Keir Starmer would ‘welcome a bit of distance’ from Len McCluskey as union cuts funding, says Labour MP

The Independent  

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The UK has an effective Opposition at last
4 years, 9 months ago

The UK has an effective Opposition at last

Al Jazeera  

The appointment of Sir Keir Starmer as leader of the Labour party will change the political landscape for the better. Similarly, the election of Sir Keir Starmer as leader of the UK’s Labour party on Saturday should have felt cataclysmic, but really, it just happened. A former MEP and lecturer in public policy, the new shadow chancellor has already received …

Corbyn was a disastrous leader for five years – it doesn’t matter that he was right about austerity
4 years, 9 months ago

Corbyn was a disastrous leader for five years – it doesn’t matter that he was right about austerity

The Independent  

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Labour leadership: Keir Starmer on course for clear victory in race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn, according to new members’ poll
4 years, 10 months ago

Labour leadership: Keir Starmer on course for clear victory in race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn, according to new members’ 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 Sir Keir Starmer is on course to be Labour’s next leader, …

Labour leadership: Who is Lisa Nandy and what are her key policies?
4 years, 10 months ago

Labour leadership: Who is Lisa Nandy and what are her key policies?

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 Viewed as the outsider when she declared her intention to run …

Lisa Nandy’s chances of winning the Labour leadership just improved tremendously
4 years, 10 months ago

Lisa Nandy’s chances of winning the Labour leadership just improved tremendously

The Independent  

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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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‘Our survival is at stake’: Lisa Nandy issues warning as Labour leadership race intensifies
4 years, 11 months ago

‘Our survival is at stake’: Lisa Nandy issues warning as Labour leadership race intensifies

The Independent  

“Labour’s survival is at stake if we choose the wrong path. “We’ve spent a lot of time in the Labour Party in the last few years arguing about competing versions of our past, with the 1970s fighting the 1990s over and over again,” says Nandy. “People only vote Labour when we give a sense of hope and they want to …

Labour leadership race: If the party wants to succeed, it has to do abandon Corbyn’s manifesto
5 years ago

Labour leadership race: If the party wants to succeed, it has to do abandon Corbyn’s manifesto

The Independent  

In politics, as in martial arts, it’s sometimes possible to use an opponent’s strengths against them. In 2017, Labour’s tactic of constructive ambiguity helped the party to attract both Leave and Remain voters, and delivered its best swing since 1945. However, the assumed “Corbyn continuity” candidate, Rebecca Long-Bailey, seems set to adopt precisely that approach, taking with her the old …

Who will be the next Labour leader? I think I already know
5 years, 1 month ago

Who will be the next Labour leader? I think I already know

The Independent  

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