The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Timeline of crises engulfing Boris Johnson’s leadership

Conservative grievances with the Prime Minister kicked off with his handling of the Owen Paterson lobbying scandal.

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2022

Sir Keir Starmer backs calls for general election after government plunged into chaos

Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid left government this evening

Wales Online · Jul 5, 2022

UK Government 'collapsing' as Labour backs call for general election but SNP focus remains IndyRef2

The SNP is not backing Labour calls for a snap general election as its focus is an independence referendum.

Daily Record · Jul 5, 2022

Keir Starmer rejects Nicola Sturgeon claim general election majority would be mandate for independence

The Labour leader repeated his rejection of any alliance with the SNP

Daily Record · Jul 5, 2022

Keir Starmer calls for more ministers to resign in 'national interest'

The Labour leader has called on UK cabinet ministers to resign just minutes before the Chancellor and Health Secretary quit Boris Johnson’s…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 5, 2022

Keir Starmer’s Brexit plan is cowardly and devoid of principle

Letters: Now was the time for a radical denunciation of the whole failing enterprise, writes David Pollock. Plus letters from Richard Carter, Marie Catterson, Diana Francis, Tim Lambert, Dr Mark Wilcox and Michael Ayton

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2022

Johnson loves the world stage – he just has no idea where Britain’s place is on it

Showy appearances at the G7 and Nato can’t disguise the hollow truth of the PM’s foreign policy: Brexit has failed, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2022

Mark Drakeford defends Labour leader Keir Starmer's stance on staying out of the EU's single market

The First Minister of Wales was asked if he agrees with the UK Labour leader

Wales Online · Jul 5, 2022

Keir Starmer speech: What has Labour leader said about the Brexit redress?

Starmer has now made clear that the Labour party neither seeks to nor intends to reverse Brexit

Evening Standard · Jul 5, 2022

To be PM Keir Starmer must show us who he is, not just who he isn’t

The bleak fate of many Opposition leaders is to be remembered as necessary but not sufficient. Yes, they advanced the cause of their powerless parties. Their work made a difference and was essential to electoral recovery; but not so much that they themselves made it to the promised land.

Evening Standard · Jul 5, 2022