The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer won't do resignation honours - and would block Rishi Sunak's cronies

Labour leader Keir Starmer said the tradition of outgoing PM's handing out gongs was 'very hard to justify' and said he would follow Tony Blair's lead by swerving a list if he gets into Downing Street

Daily Mirror · Jun 19, 2023

Watch as Keir Starmer sets out Labour’s clean energy vision in Scotland speech

Watch as Sir Keir Starmer makes a speech in Scotland on clean energy.

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023

I would not submit resignation honours if PM, says Starmer

The Labour leader said it is ‘very hard to justify’ having former prime ministers put forward nominations for peerages and other honours.

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023

Publicly-owned clean energy firm to be based in Scotland: Starmer

Opposition party wants to double the number of jobs in low carbon sectors by 2030

Insider UK · Jun 19, 2023

Thousands of jobs could be created in Scotland with publicly owned clean energy firm, says Starmer

Plans to establish publicly owned company first unveiled by Sir Keir Starmer at the Labour Party conference last year

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023

Keir Starmer pledges publicly-owned energy company will have Scottish HQ

The party has said it will create 50,000 direct and indirect jobs in Scotland in the clean power sector.

Daily Record · Jun 19, 2023

Scotland could become ‘world leader’ in renewable energy: think tank

The North East in particular is judged to have huge potential to develop industrial clusters relating to renewable energy generation

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2023

Starmer pledges to cut bills by scrapping onshore wind farm ban and speeding up green energy projects

Sir Keir Starmer is expected to set out new targets to cut the time taken to complete green initiatives faster

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2023

Keir Starmer to ‘throw everything’ at plan to get UK to net zero

Labour leader will use speech in Scotland to lay out new green strategy for energy industry

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2023

Labour pledges to cut bills with targets to speed up green energy projects

Sir Keir Starmer is expected to set out new targets to cut the time taken to complete green initiatives faster.

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2023