Who will be Keir Starmer’s chief of staff?
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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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Labour considering plan to soften Brexit
The party could embrace dynamic alignment with European regulations to boost economic growth.
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What would foreign policy look like in a Labour government?
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Labour has the ear of small business – let’s prove we can deliver
Keir Starmer needs to give SMEs a strong offer on skills, business rates and net zero.
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The story behind Labour’s “Reagan Question”
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Keir Starmer defends Brexit at Davos
Has the former Remain hero has become Brexit’s biggest booster?
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Nicola Sturgeon is right on gender recognition
It’s nobody else’s business – especially not the state’s – what your gender is.
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PMQs: Keir Starmer leaves Rishi Sunak squirming over the NHS catastrophe
The Labour leader showed that he intends to exploit the state of the health service at every other opportunity.
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Will the gender reform battle boost support for Scottish independence?
Westminster’s veto has turned a debate over policy into one over Scotland’s power to govern itself.
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The politics forecast for 2023: A crisis in the Tory party and a Labour reshuffle
Predictions for the year ahead from the New Statesman’s deputy political editor.
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Why do so many Tories love Keir Starmer?
The Labour leader’s Tory fan club reflects his party’s shift to the centre – and the Conservatives’ dismal electoral prospects.
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Sadiq Khan’s Brexit intervention is a headache for Keir Starmer
The London mayor’s call for the UK to rejoin the single market and customs union puts him at odds with…
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More power for communities can’t just mean more power for councils
Keir Starmer's Take Back Control Bill needs to truly empower citizens.
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Where is Keir Starmer’s book?
The Labour leader appears to be suffering from writer’s block.
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Angela Merkel’s failures serve as a warning to British leaders
The former German chancellor’s short-termism created an unsustainable economic model. Will the UK avoid the same trap?
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