The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Labour vows to reverse rise in suicides in England and Wales within five years

Labour leader to say plan for reforming NHS will focus on ‘biggest killer of young lives in this country’

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2023

Starmer to pledge Labour’s mission will be to cut suicide rates

The Labour leader will also vow to bring NHS waiting times back to safe levels.

The Independent UK · May 21, 2023

Keir Starmer should look at reversing Brexit

Letter: Brexit has failed to deliver, so we should consider strategies and policies for rejoining the European Union, says Kate Purcell

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2023

Keir Starmer warns ‘unsustainable’ NHS needs reform not just more money

Labour leader expected to say he owes the NHS ‘everything’

The Independent UK · May 20, 2023

Starmer to warn NHS ‘not sustainable’ without ‘fixing the fundamentals’

The Labour leader will use a speech on Monday to argue it is ‘not serious’ to think the health service’s challenges can be met solely with more money.

The Independent UK · May 20, 2023

More than 23,000 people died in A&E in England last year, Labour estimates

Number of NHS emergency department deaths is rise of more than 20% since 2021 and nearly 40% since 2020

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023

Sunak insists personal attacks by Labour leader ‘don’t worry me’

Sir Keir Starmer has suggested the Prime Minister is out of touch with a nation suffering a cost-of-living crisis because of his extreme wealth.

The Independent UK · May 19, 2023

Brexit blame game erupts again: how leaving EU came back to bite Tories

Carmakers’ criticisms and migration figures add to pressure on Rishi Sunak, who is not trusted by leavers

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023

Building on the green belt: crucial for London’s future or start of LA-style urban sprawl?

Labour’s pledge to allow more development on the green belt could see London expand dramatically, say planners, builders and policy experts

Evening Standard · May 19, 2023

Independence will be 'front and centre' of the SNP's Westminster campaign, says Brown

Brown said that whether the SNP choose the de facto referendum route or “some other process”, independence will still be at the heart of the…

The National (Scotland) · May 19, 2023