Why does talk of a Labour landslide worry Keir Starmer?
6 months, 1 week ago

Why does talk of a Labour landslide worry Keir Starmer?

The Independent  

On Saturday evening, Sir Keir Starmer addressed hundreds of Labour activists in a large hall in central London. Forecasts suggest he could even make history with the largest ever Labour majority in parliament – winning by even more than Tony Blair achieved with his 1997 landslide. But he warned Labour activists the “hardest mile” was still ahead and asked them to imagine waking up to another five years of Tory government. Senior party figures worry many people who might be included to vote for them will not come polling day – precisely because they think a Labour government is already guaranteed.

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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  

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 …

Keir Starmer admits ‘much more’ to do after difficult first six months in No 10
1 week, 1 day ago

Keir Starmer admits ‘much more’ to do after difficult first six months in No 10

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 said there is still “so much more” …

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  

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. And he said: “That avoids the basic point that you have to persuade voters you …

Starmer under pressure to deliver in 2025 as Labour tested by local elections
1 week, 3 days 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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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 …

Want to see off Farage, Sir Keir? There’s one thing you need...
4 weeks, 1 day 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 …

Pollsters warn Keir Starmer too few Britons know about his more popular policies
1 month ago

Pollsters warn Keir Starmer too few Britons know about his more popular 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 Leading pollsters have warned Keir Starmer that too few Britons know …

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
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Top pollster warns Starmer will struggle to convince public with his ‘plan for change’
1 month, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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What Sir Keir can learn from the Kamala calamity
2 months ago

What Sir Keir can learn from the Kamala calamity

The Independent  

Labour has begun an intense debate about the lessons it must learn from the defeat of its sister party, the Democrats, in the US election. To the UK list, we can add the NHS – the symbol of Labour’s pledge to improve public services, on which it will be judged at the next general election. But when a former Independent …

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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Floundering Keir Starmer admits being PM is 'tougher than anything I've done before' and says Labour's multiple scandals have caused 'choppy days' - as he rebukes Transport Minister Louise Haigh over
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Floundering Keir Starmer admits being PM is 'tougher than anything I've done before' and says Labour's multiple scandals have caused 'choppy days' - as he rebukes Transport Minister Louise Haigh over

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer has admitted that his first 100 days in government have been beset by 'choppy days' and 'bumps and side-winds' - as the beleaguered PM confessed that being in charge of the country was the toughest job he has ever faced. But those first 100 days have been besmirched by scandal after scandal, including: Sir Keir Starmer has …

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 …

Starmer under pressure as Labour big beasts warn he has ‘lost grip’
3 months ago

Starmer under pressure as Labour big beasts warn he has ‘lost grip’

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  

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 …

Keir Starmer’s determination to rebuild Britain is why he was voted in
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer’s determination to rebuild Britain is why he was voted in

The Independent  

It almost beggars belief that – following a landslide election victory, and a prime ministerial debut that emphasised serving the people and responsibility in all its many aspects – a central message on the eve of the Labour conference was the need to reset the narrative, rather than celebrate the moment. This came notably from the chancellor Rachel Reeves, whose …

Three in five think Labour will lose next election, poll shows
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Keir Starmer had a plan to win the election, but no plan for government
3 months, 2 weeks 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, …

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 …

Starmer is right to proceed cautiously in resetting EU relations
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Starmer is right to proceed cautiously in resetting EU relations

The Independent  

The prime minister told The Independent on the flight to Washington DC on Friday that he was “very serious” about repairing relations with the European Union after the turbulence of the past eight years. Philip van Scheltinga, of Redfield & Wilton, which carried out an opinion poll exclusively for The Independent, said: “While voters are mostly disappointed by Brexit, they …

DAN HODGES: This was Starmer's worst week yet, but Labour is nervous about three MORE looming crises... and struggling with life in the 'big league'
3 months, 3 weeks ago

DAN HODGES: This was Starmer's worst week yet, but Labour is nervous about three MORE looming crises... and struggling with life in the 'big league'

Daily Mail  

For the first time in a long while, the Tory MP was gleeful. ‘Boris, Truss and Rishi were doing their boosterish “great days are ahead of us” shtick and people simply thought, “These guys are so out of touch with my life it’s a joke.”’ That’s why the Prime Minister resolutely rejects calls to deploy his own sunny vision of …

Starmer’s Labour is proving to be strong and stable
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Starmer’s Labour is proving to be strong and stable

The Independent  

Having somewhat overdelivered on his election slogan of “Change”, Sir Keir Starmer may be shopping around for a new motto to guide his “missions”. The government has not made enough of the way that the pension triple lock, albeit a Liberal Democrat policy adopted by the Conservatives, has succeeded in redressing much of the discrepancy between wages and the state …

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 …

Keir Starmer: How has the Labour prime minister fared in his first sixty days?
4 months ago

Keir Starmer: How has the Labour prime minister fared in his first sixty 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 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. Standing on the steps of Downing Street on 5 July, …

The pollsters predicted a Labour landslide – but still got the election wildly wrong
4 months, 1 week ago

The pollsters predicted a Labour landslide – but still got the election wildly wrong

The Independent  

Polling companies are keeping their heads down after getting last month’s general election wrong. It was their worst collective performance since their annus horribilis of 1992, when the Conservatives’ “surprise victory” would not have been a surprise if the polls had been accurate. British Polling Council members will compare notes next month, but issued a remarkably complacent statement saying: “The …

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 issues stark warning: ‘Things will get worse before they get better’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer issues stark warning: ‘Things will get worse before they get better’

The Independent  

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With Left-wing policies raining down like molten lava, STEPHEN GLOVER argues no government in recent history has veered from its manifesto so quickly... In a few short weeks the devious heart of Starm
4 months, 3 weeks ago

With Left-wing policies raining down like molten lava, STEPHEN GLOVER argues no government in recent history has veered from its manifesto so quickly... In a few short weeks the devious heart of Starm

Daily Mail  

On the morning of July 5 Sir Keir Starmer stood outside No 10 and addressed the nation. Trust and integrity were catchwords not only of Labour's election campaign but also of Sir Keir's appeal to the British people from the days when Boris Johnson was prime minister. Labour is already unloved and Starmer's approval ratings are plummeting Labour's defence is …

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  

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 …

Mail on Sunday Comment: Starmer must resist any attempts to drag us back into the EU
6 months ago

Mail on Sunday Comment: Starmer must resist any attempts to drag us back into the EU

Daily Mail  

Most Labour voters believe that the question of Britain's EU membership is not settled. Former leader of the Labour party Jeremy Corbyn pictured with Sir Keir Starmer in 2019 The fascinating gathering of the European Political Community at Blenheim Palace was originally convened by Rishi Sunak Labour leader and incoming Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and wife Victoria wave to …

How American media covered UK’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer
6 months ago

How American media covered UK’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US 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. President Joe Biden is expected to …

How does Keir Starmer stop his landslide turning into a landslip?
6 months ago

How does Keir Starmer stop his landslide turning into a landslip?

The Independent  

Labour may have stormed to power in a landslide, but Sir Keir Starmer will have no time to celebrate his victory. open image in gallery Keir Starmer’s first few days and weeks as prime minister will be a whirlwind Another dilemma will be whether to appoint as ministers the “retreads” who have returned to the Commons after time out. The …

UK Labour's landslide comes with its own perils: experts
6 months ago

UK Labour's landslide comes with its own perils: experts

Hindustan Times  

Labour on Friday secured a huge majority in the UK's general election, giving it a massive mandate but also a few headaches once celebrations die down. UK Labour's landslide comes with its own perils: experts Before the vote, the Conservatives warned voters not to hand Labour party leader Keir Starmer the "blank cheque" of a "supermajority", but as prime minister …

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 …

Starmer vows to deliver after landslide victory as Farage hands Labour power
6 months ago

Starmer vows to deliver after landslide victory as Farage hands Labour power

The Independent  

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UK’s Labour on course for landslide election win: exit polls
6 months ago

UK’s Labour on course for landslide election win: exit polls

Raw Story  

Britain’s main opposition Labour party looks set for a landslide election win, exit polls indicated on Thursday, with Keir Starmer replacing Rishi Sunak as prime minister, ending 14 years of Conservative rule. The survey for UK broadcasters suggested centre-left Labour would win 410 seats in the 650-seat House of Commons, with the right-wing Tories managing only 131 — a record …

General election: Ask John Rentoul anything as Keir Starmer celebrates Labour landslide
6 months ago

General election: Ask John Rentoul anything as Keir Starmer celebrates Labour landslide

The Independent  

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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 …

Labour’s landslide victory will turn politics on its head
6 months ago

Labour’s landslide victory will turn politics on its head

The Economist  

Listen to this story. S IR KEIR STARMER will today become Britain’s new prime minister, having led the Labour Party to a sweeping general-election victory after 14 years in opposition. Top of its to-do list is surgery to Britain’s planning system, which “has held back investment and building in Britain for far too long”, said Rachel Reeves, Britain’s chancellor-in-waiting, as …

Labour has won the British election. Now it has to seize the moment
6 months ago

Labour has won the British election. Now it has to seize the moment

The Economist  

Listen to this story. The Labour Party’s landslide victory in the British general election on July 4th was expected, but it is nonetheless momentous. Under the leadership of Sir Keir Starmer, Labour has swept to power, with a projected majority of at least 170, just shy of the one Sir Tony Blair achieved in 1997. It is also visible in …

UK elections: Sunak's campaign in last stage, Labour's Starmer eyes victory
6 months ago

UK elections: Sunak's campaign in last stage, Labour's Starmer eyes victory

Hindustan Times  

Rishi Sunak has covered thousands of miles in the past few weeks, but he hasn’t outrun the expectation that his time as Britain’s prime minister is in its final hours. United Kingdom voters will cast ballots in a national election Thursday, passing judgement on Sunak’s 20 months in office and might elect a Labour government this time Watch: This Is …

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 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 …

Keir Starmer warns ‘hardest mile’ ahead as he tries to rally Labour activists for final push
6 months, 1 week ago

Keir Starmer warns ‘hardest mile’ ahead as he tries to rally Labour activists for final push

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 has warned Labour activists the “hardest mile” is still …

The number that spells trouble for Keir Starmer
6 months, 1 week ago

The number that spells trouble for Keir Starmer

The Independent  

Keir Starmer is on course for a huge majority – but some pollsters think Labour could win 450 of the 650 Commons seats with less than 40 per cent of the vote. John Curtice, the doyen of election experts, has a warning for Labour: “You must not assume that your dominance of the House of Commons is a reflection of …

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 …

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’s manifesto is a case of ‘never mind the detail, feel the buzz’
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour’s manifesto is a case of ‘never mind the detail, feel the buzz’

The Independent  

So let me be crystal clear,” said Keir Starmer – six words that make wise voters start counting their spoons. As she was dragged out, Labour’s leader coolly lectured: “We gave up being a party of protest five years ago. We want to be a party of power.” He managed to outdo his own previous Four Yorkshiremen bit, bragging about …

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