The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer faces bust-up with unions over pay rise demands for public sector workers

Exclusive: Biggest unions seek higher wage increases and abolition of pay review bodies

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023

‘Laser-focused on winning’: Labour gathers top prospective MPs for campaign training

Party hopes election candidates will all be singing from the same hymn sheet after event in Stratford-on-Avon

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2023

Climate activists to stage weekly protests outside Labour offices over ‘U-turns’

Green New Deal Rising last week disrupted a major speech by Sir Keir Starmer and threatened to escalate action if its demands went ignored.

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023

Starmer urges Unite union to get behind his drive for power

The Labour leader said ‘we are nothing without power’ and told the union he makes ‘no apologies’ for his approach to winning the next election.

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2023

Starmer tells Sunak Labour’s support for Nato ‘unshakeable’ during Commons clash

The Prime Minister was heckled by Opposition MPs as he claimed Sir Keir’s statement showed a ‘newfound affection’ for the alliance.

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2023

By telling us so little about its policy plans, Labour tells us all we need to know

Crashing headlong into multiple crises, Britain needs bold solutions, not Keir Starmer’s cautious reserve, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2023

Thursday briefing: Can ending tax breaks for private schools smash the ‘class ceiling’?

In today’s newsletter: As Labour reaffirms its pledge to remove VAT exemption from private education, a new report outlines the impacts on the wider system

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2023

Labour vows to ‘turn page on Tory sleaze’ as it details ethics watchdog plans

Deputy leader Angela Rayner is expected to renew a commitment to ‘stop the rot’ by creating a new body with stronger powers.

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2023

Unease in Labour NEC as expelled party members’ appeals all rejected

Fairness of disciplinary process questioned as all appeals by expelled members dealt with to date have failed

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2023

The Guardian view on economic decline: Labour can break the doom loop

Editorial: Keir Starmer has earned the right to tell a different story about the way Britain’s economy can work

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2023