Rishi Sunak is trying to split Labour with anti-strike legislation
But the balance of power has shifted towards the opposition.
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.
The left can’t shape Starmerism – it must resist it
Socialists cannot simply decide whether or not to pick a fight with the Labour leader – he has continually fought…
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Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer still need to sell their visions to the public
Not being Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn is no longer enough for the two leaders.
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Labour reveals plan to make work worthwhile
The party would try to alleviate the UK’s workforce shortages by reforming sickness benefits.
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Can’t Keir Starmer offer a little hope in this bleak midwinter?
While the Tories say “try not to need an ambulance”, Labour says “don’t expect us to fix everything”.
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Keir Starmer quips that he fears bumping into Rishi Sunak on holiday
The Labour leader was in comedic form as he derided the Prime Minister for booking Labour’s venue for his New…
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Can Starmer take back control of “take back control”?
If promising to wrench power from elites worked for Brexit, it could work for Labour.
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The left should try to shape Starmerism, not bury it
If radicals fail to make clear demands on Starmer, New Labour’s old guard will take advantage.
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This week showed why Labour really could win the next election
Keir Starmer’s speech proved that his party has the edge over Rishi Sunak’s exhausted Conservatives.
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Labour’s attempt to make “take back control” its own could win back Brexit voters
In his New Year speech, Keir Starmer retold the Leave vote as a call for greater devolution.
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“National renewal” does not come cheap
Keir Starmer’s plan for more devolution is welcome, but ameliorating our social crises will require sustained public investment.
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Keir Starmer takes the fight to the Tories by stealing their slogans
The Labour leader is promising to help voters “take back control” over their communities.
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Keir Starmer promises to deliver “the politics Britain deserves”
In his first major speech this year, the leader of the opposition will set out his vision for the UK…
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Will more Red Wall Tories defect to Labour as funds dry up?
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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In this time of conflict, I recall my late mother’s Christian wisdom and kindness
Although we often disagreed about politics, she taught me that in this age of frenzy it’s safer to be slow…
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Did the Speaker overstep when he criticised Labour’s plans to abolish the House of Lords?
Lindsay Hoyle has raised eyebrows by commenting on a party political issue.
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Rishi Sunak, like Keir Starmer, sees the strength in being boring
The Prime Minister addressed select committee chairs as though reading from a No10 press release.
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Keir Starmer takes aim at Andy Burnham at Labour’s Christmas drinks
The Labour leader quipped that Burnham had seen his “boyhood team” Argentina win the World Cup, and his boyhood team…
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Labour’s triumph in the Stretford by-election shows the Tories will need a miracle to win
Keir Starmer’s party victory was consistent with its national poll lead of around 20 points.
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Starmer shouldn’t aim to be a cult leader like Corbyn
Andrew Fisher is wrong – it doesn’t matter if no one would chant “Oh Keir Starmer” at Glastonbury.
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