The Greenland crisis is an opportunity for Starmer
Trump’s threats have given the Prime Minister a chance to embrace a new direction on Europe and fiscal policy.
ByKeir Starmer
Keir Rodney Starmer is a Labour Party politician who became Prime Minister on 5 July 2024. He has been MP for Holborn and St Pancras since 2015 and leader of Labour since April 2020. Starmer, born in 1962, studied law at the University of Leeds and Oxford, then became a barrister specialising in human rights. In 2008 he was appointed director of public prosecutions, for a five-year term. Find news, comment, and analysis about him here.
Trump’s threat to Greenland must be a wake-up call for Britain
For too long our politicians have toadied to a dangerous president
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Westminster’s authority over Scotland is dissolving
The three main parties – Labour, Tory and Reform – are increasingly English institutions
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Protect Keir Starmer, cabinet urged at “emotional” meeting
Even Starmer’s critics described the Prime Minister’s closing remarks as unexpectedly uplifting
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The final days of the Palestine hunger strike
Three alleged Palestine Action activists ended their hunger strike last night
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Donald Trump is giving Keir Starmer a purpose
Plus: the conspiracy of libraries, and my grandpa’s mordant wit
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What we learned from PMQs: Starmer is suffering U-turn overwhelm
The latest about-turn on digital ID handed Badenoch ample ammunition
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The problem with Labour’s U-turns
Rather than demonstrating flexibility they have too often reflected incoherence
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Can Starmer stop the Tory dinosaurs blocking the House of Lords?
The Conservatives are using their majority over Labour in the upper chamber to thwart the government’s agenda
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The battle for Labour’s leadership has already started
Inside the ideological war to succeed Keir Starmer
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Why Keir Starmer has gone to war with Elon Musk
No 10 rejects the techno-libertarian worldview and knows the public is overwhelmingly on its side
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Labour has left young women behind
A decade ago, progressive young women overwhelmingly supported Labour. They haven’t changed – the party has
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Will Keir Starmer dare to unpick Brexit?
There is a route to greater economic prosperity alongside the EU
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Union members could decide who the next Labour leader is
With party membership figures plummeting, affiliates take on a new importance
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Can Labour recover?
The lessons from elections in Canada and Norway aren’t always the ones Keir Starmer would want
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The battle for Scotland’s future
Will the United Kingdom survive the May elections?
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What’s behind the Tories’ poll bounce?
Voters’ rightwards drift on tax and spend is aiding Kemi Badenoch
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Starmer has failed to stand up for his own principles
2026: Already a big year for impotent political handwringing
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Starmer’s great Ukraine gamble
A world in which the US is no longer a reliable ally will necessitate a transformation in foreign and defence…
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What Keir Starmer said at the first cabinet of 2026
The Prime Minister is determined to focus on the cost of living
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