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Keir Starmer says Labour cronies given jobs as they are the 'best people'

KEIR Starmer has defended parachuting Labour cronies into Government as “getting the best people into the best jobs”, amid a cronyism row…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 27, 2024

OPINION - Sir Keir Starmer can't just keep blaming the Tories — he needs to give us all a little more hope

It really isn’t 1997, is it? Back then, a confident new Labour prime minister promised that “things can only get better”. In sharp contrast, Sir Keir Starmer warns today, in his first keynote speech as PM, that “things will get worse before we get better”. Note the ominous “we”.

Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2024

Keir Starmer hits back at Labour cronyism claims

Prime minister says he is ‘getting the best people into the best jobs’ and has followed procedure throughout

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2024

UK prime minister contrasts his leadership with the past but warns of painful choices ahead

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is seeking to draw a contrast between his new government and the past, saying the solution to the country’s problems is in working together and not in continuing to stoke tensions in society

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2024

Keir Starmer slams Tories amid row over Civil Service 'cronyism' under Labour

Conservatives demand PM ‘stop the rot’ after early rows for new government

Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2024

OPINION - The Standard View: Keir Starmer warns of Budget 'pain' — but there must be a plan for prosperity too

Speaking from the Downing Street Rose Garden, the Prime Minister promised no more “business as usual” and his intention to “reverse a decade of decline”. But voters will be wary of more rhetoric and rather more keen on results. Since assuming power, Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have highlighted…

Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2024

Here it is, the new right playbook: wreck and impoverish the country, enjoy the high life yourself

The likes of Johnson, Farage and Truss have made vast sums of money in an ecosystem awash with it. Nice work … says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2024

Tories accuse Labour of waging war on pensioners after Starmer says budget will be ‘painful’ – as it happened

Prime minister says government left with ‘no other choice’ but to make difficult decisions after discovering £22bn ‘black hole’ in public finances

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2024

SNP will lose Scottish election without complete rethink, say senior party figures

Doubts expressed that John Swinney is strong enough leader to direct the scale of change required

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2024

Keir Starmer to deliver keynote speech today – how to watch

KEIR Starmer is to deliver a keynote speech on Tuesday in which he is expected to tell the UK that “things will get worse before they get…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 27, 2024