Rishi Sunak did not get the game changer he needed
The Prime Minister unsettled the Labour leader but the fundamentals remain the same.
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.
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The Labour leader has spent years ridding his party of potential rebels and he’s not done yet.
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How the Faiza Shaheen row helps Keir Starmer
For certain factions of the party this is no gaffe, it’s cynical tactics.
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Keir Starmer’s remodelling of Labour is complete
But by deselecting left-wing candidates, the leadership risks alienating the parliamentary party.
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Faiza Shaheen: “I get annoyed by the ‘left candidate’ badge”
The former Labour candidate on why social mobility is a myth and Keir Starmer’s broken pledges.
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What could go wrong for Labour?
Shadow cabinet ministers believe the biggest risk is that voters regard the election as a foregone conclusion.
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The rise and decline of the No 10 Policy Unit
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The Labour PR gold rush has begun
The banks, lobbyists and public relations firms are all lining up to cash in on a Keir Starmer premiership.
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What Keir Starmer needs to tell Britain
To win big in the general election, the Labour leader must offer a vision that raises the country’s heart rate.
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The thinking behind Keir Starmer’s pledges
Many in Labour were concerned that the language around the party’s “missions” was too abstract and irrelevant to voters.
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Keir Starmer’s real mission: to overhaul how government works
Once in power, Labour’s challenge will be to build a system that functions differently enough for voters to notice.
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PMQs review: Sunak and Starmer need to grow up
Government scrutiny is being lost in the attempt to score rhetorical points.
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Will Keir Starmer’s agreement with the unions last?
Labour is sticking by the New Deal for Working People for one big reason.
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Starmerism is not at war with Blairism
A focus on serving working people is the golden thread that connects Keir Starmer’s Labour and Tony Blair’s.
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It’s no surprise Keir Starmer’s Labour took in Natalie Elphicke
I too was excited when I heard a Tory MP had defected. Then I remembered who she was.
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Will Labour’s alternative to the Rwanda scheme work?
Keir Starmer has recognised that the belief his party has no plan to “stop the boats” is a problem.
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Keir Starmer should be wary of dismissing the Labour left
As the Greens rise, Labour should remember how Ukip and its successors have haunted the Conservatives.
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PMQs review: Natalie Elphicke’s defection to Labour steals the show
There may not be much overlap between her politics and Labour’s, but they do share a disdain for Rishi Sunak.
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What Keir Starmer can learn from John Smith
Labour must beware of complacency, and the voters of Middle England.
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