Starmer calls on Sunak to stand up to ERG and ‘Brexit purity cult’– as it happened Leader of the Labour party made the comments during a speech on Brexit in Northern Ireland The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2023
Sir Keir Starmer warns PM that Boris Johnson may lead opposition to any deal on NI Protocol The same deal was struck by the then prime minister Mr Johnson and the EU in 2019 Belfast Live · Jan 13, 2023
As leave voters’ Brexit regret rises, will political parties dare to follow? Even leavers might be changing their minds, but there’s little incentive for opposition to revisit issue, say analysts The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2023
Keir Starmer warns PM that Boris Johnson may lead opposition to any deal on NI protocol The Labour leader told Rishi Sunak that his party will provide the ‘political cover’ he may require to reach a compromise with Brussels The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023
Keir Starmer tells Rishi Sunak to stand up to Brexiteers and ditch ‘purity club' The Labour leader called on Rishi Sunak to resolve the issues over Northern Ireland's post-Brexit trading arrangements - and resist 'siren voices' such as Boris Johnson who don't want to compromise Daily Mirror · Jan 13, 2023
Labour would repeal laws offering immunity to Troubles killers, Starmer vows The Government’s controversial Legacy Bill would provide conditional immunity to people who co-operate with a new truth recovery body. The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023
Keir Starmer warns PM that Johnson may lead opposition to any deal on NI Protocol The Labour leader told Rishi Sunak that his party will provide the ‘political cover’ he may require to reach a compromise with Brussels The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023
UK to further delay calling Northern Ireland election as Brexit talks continue EU sources say progress in protocol dispute is slow despite growing momentum The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2023
The way through Brexit hell is quiet negotiation, not loud hopes of rejoining Last night our Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan, passionately urged a more “pragmatic debate” on Europe including rejoining the single market, because he said, politicians “can’t keep quiet about the immense damage Brexit is doing”. Although his position can be interpreted as a swipe at the Labour Party’s national policy of… Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2023
Voters know that Brexit was a mistake, so when will our politicians admit it? A glimmer of hope over the Northern Ireland protocol shows what can happen if we stop being embarrassed by the B-word, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2023
Sunak must stand up to ‘Brexit purity cult’ in Tory party, says Starmer Labour leader to urge PM to take on Eurosceptics in attempt to resolve Northern Ireland protocol issues The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2023
Rishi Sunak must defy Tory ‘Brexit purity cult’ to get protocol deal, says Starmer Labour leader offers ‘political cover’ – as he urges PM to stand up to MPs in European Research Group The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023
Starmer puts pressure on Sunak to resolve Northern Ireland Protocol issues The Labour leader will call on the Prime Minister to stand up to Eurosceptics on the Tory benches. The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023
Just one in five Brits would vote Tory in an election today as Labour lead grows The latest survey, by People Polling for GB News, reveals the scale of the challenge facing Rishi Sunak if he is to turn around the Conservatives' fortunes before the next election Daily Mirror · Jan 12, 2023
The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023 Call to strip constitutional question from Protocol discussions – Alliance The post-Brexit arrangements have been opposed by the DUP as distancing Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK.
Belfast Live · Jan 12, 2023 Chris Heaton Harris defends excluding Sinn Fein leader from talks "There are many factors which go into the thought process"
The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2023 Well done, Keir Starmer, for taking on private schools’ tax breaks – but you can go further Though ending charitable status is safe ground for Labour, only structural change will bridge education inequality, says the Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023 ‘Not wise’ to invite Sinn Fein leader to NI Protocol meeting – Heaton-Harris Sir Keir Starmer, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Micheal Martin are all in Northern Ireland for talks on the protocol.
The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023 Sadiq Khan condemns Brexit damage ‘denial’ and calls for debate on rejoining single market London mayor wants greater alignment, putting him at odds with Keir Starmer
Daily Mirror · Jan 12, 2023 Jeremy Corbyn and Liz Kendall in furious clash over Labour antisemitism on ITV's Peston The former Labour leader was told he 'only has himself to blame' after he stood by his claim that the scale of antisemitism cases in Labour was 'grossly exaggerated'
Daily Mirror · Jan 12, 2023 Sadiq Khan blasts Tories for denying Brexit's 'immense damage' to Britain The London Mayor is expected to demand a shift away from the 'unnecessarily hard-line version' of Brexit towards greater alignment with Europe in his Mansion House speech
The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023 Warning that EU and UK not close to protocol deal as political talks take place Sir Jeffrey Donaldson’s comments came as Leo Varadkar, Micheal Martin and Sir Keir Starmer are all in Northern Ireland for talks over the protocol.
Evening Standard · Jan 12, 2023 Sadiq Khan: ‘Let London set its own rules on immigration’ Mayor to use set-piece Mansion House speech to call for reformed relationship with Europe
The Conversation · Jan 12, 2023 Why 2023 is a make-or-break year for Keir Starmer's Labour party Labour has understandably begun 2023 in an upbeat mood. Polls give the party around 45% of the vote and with the Conservatives on just 19%, power once again feels within reach.
The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023 Varadkar and Starmer head to Belfast as attempts to resolve protocol row ramp up A meeting held by Foreign Secretary James Cleverly went awry after Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald was not allowed to take part.