The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Photo ID becomes compulsory for all voters in England’s local elections

The new rule has come in across the country before it is extended to UK general elections from the autumn.

The Independent UK · May 4, 2023

Sunak predicts ‘hard night’ for Tories as he faces local elections test

The Prime Minister’s Conservatives are trailing heavily behind Labour going into Thursday’s polls.

The Independent UK · May 3, 2023

Starmer accused of being ‘shifty’ over timeline of Sue Gray hire

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove urged the Labour leader to ‘fess up’ about when he first approached the partygate investigator.

The Independent UK · May 3, 2023

Sue Gray will take up Labour role no matter how long the delay, says party

Labour leader’s spokesperson says Gray will become chief of staff even if watchdog recommends long delay to start date

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2023

Tory chairman repeats 1,000 council seat losses claim and denies he will quit

Greg Hands said independent experts had made the prediction.

The Independent UK · May 3, 2023

Stephen Flynn brings Angela Rayner's words back to haunt her after Labour fees U-turn

LABOUR’S deputy leader has been called out by SNP MP Stephen Flynn after Keir Starmer indicated he would lead his party in a U-turn on their…

The National (Scotland) · May 3, 2023

Starmer says 1.7m people face higher mortgages as Tories used money like ‘casino chips’

‘Nearly a million people, paying more on their mortgage each month because his party used their money as a casino chip,’ Sir Keir told Rishi Sunak at PMQs

The Independent UK · May 3, 2023

Shades of Gray: what does appointment say about Starmer?

The row over senior civil servant and Partygate investigator Sue Gray’s appointment as chief of staff for the Labour Party has further intensified, with allies insisting that she is facing “a political witch hunt” over an inquiry into her departure from Whitehall.

The Week · May 3, 2023

Keir Starmer will no longer scrap tuition fees. Just what does his Labour party stand for?

No leader of a major party has so comprehensively junked their leadership platform in British democratic history, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2023

Mapped: Dozens of ‘blue wall’ councils being targeted by tactical voters

Exclusive: Research shows there are 39 Tory-held councils in the South where the left-leaning vote outstrips the vote for right-wing parties

The Independent UK · May 3, 2023