Behind Keir Starmer’s plan for a national green energy firm
The Labour leader’s team has devised a policy that is radical, green and even popular with Tory voters.
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Keir Starmer needs to give the speech of a lifetime
The Labour leader must show why he is the best alternative to a Conservative Party that has abandoned any semblance…
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Letter of the week: Labour’s power line
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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Is Keir Starmer ready to take on Liz Truss?
The legalistic debating style of the Labour leader had currency against Boris Johnson, but a new opponent calls for new…
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As Gordon Brown intervenes, where is Keir Starmer?
Labour’s ambition to be seen as an alternative government hinges on its response to the cost-of-living crisis.
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What is Entryism, and how does it affect political parties?
Unpicking a term often associated with political name-calling on the British left: what does it mean, and how does it…
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Labour is wrong to turn against nationalisation
Obsessed with dissociating himself from Jeremy Corbyn, Keir Starmer is irrationally shunning sensible, popular policies.
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Keir Starmer’s big gamble pays off as he avoids a Durham police fine
The decision ends speculation over Starmer’s future and allows Labour to draw a sharp contrast with the rule-breaking Conservatives.
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