The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer says he has not been contacted by Durham Police over beergate

Sir Keir Starmer says police have not contacted him and have closed all investigations into an alleged breach of lockdown rules at a Labour gathering.

Evening Standard · May 4, 2022

Beergate: Keir Starmer says police have not contacted him and insists team were ‘getting on with work’

Labour insists ‘world of difference’ between takeaway for work event and Partygate

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

Local election leaflets show Tory candidates are ‘ashamed’ to be associated with Boris Johnson, Labour says – as it happened

Angela Rayner says Tory candidates at the local elections ‘are trying to hide from their own government’s record’

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2022

Boris Johnson news - live: Tories may lose ‘hundreds’ of seats, says elections guru

Council election candidates ask not to be punished for ‘mistakes made in Westminster’

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

Party leaders make their pitch in last day of campaigning before local elections

Voters go to the polls in local elections on May 5

The Independent UK · May 3, 2022

Boris Johnson says more could be done to help Brits - but rejects calls for windfall tax

During a television interview with Susanna Reid, Prime Minister Boris Johnson was told of a pensioner who rides buses all day to keep warm. He struggled to set out what could be done to help her

Daily Mirror · May 3, 2022

Centre-left parties worldwide have struggled to reinvent themselves – what kind of ALP is fighting this election?

With due caution about the (in)accuracy of opinion polls, Australian voters may bring in a Labor government on May 21. If so, what kind of government would they get?

The Conversation · May 3, 2022

All you need to know about windfall tax as PM reject calls to impose levy on oil giants

Keir Starmer has been urging the government to introduce a one-off levy on oil and gas giants as rising energy bills boost profits. However, Boris Johnson has rejected Labour's calls

Daily Mirror · May 3, 2022

Boris Johnson ‘out of touch and mired in sleaze’ claims Davey ahead of elections

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey compared the situation to the dying days of Sir John Major’s administration.

Evening Standard · May 3, 2022

Q&A: key questions facing Keir Starmer over office beer during lockdown

Labour leader continues to be asked about claims he broke Covid rules, but legal and police consensus is he did not

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2022