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The 10 moments that defined Keir Starmer’s first year in office

Sir Keir Starmer celebrates his first year as prime minister with the largest parliamentary majority in a quarter of a century — a commanding mandate that has brought both opportunity and scrutiny.

The Independent UK

Texas flooding: At least 27 dead and dozens missing as flash floods devastate girls' summer camp

The deadly floods struck the Guadalupe River region on Independence Day, causing water levels to surge dramatically

Evening Standard

Steve Coogan accuses Labour of paving way for Reform UK

Exclusive: Actor says Keir Starmer’s party has caused a ‘derogation of all the principles they were supposed to represent’

The Guardian - UK

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‘We promised change but people aren’t feeling it yet’: Labour rues poor first year

MPs, aides and other party figures reflect on what went wrong and how they could still turn things around

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out tax rises to cover scrapped welfare bill

Original welfare proposals had been part of a package expected to save up to £5 billion a year

The Independent UK

It’s time to show us that things are going to get better, prime minister

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Despite a tumultuous and, at times, disappointing first year in office, Keir Starmer remains the best person for the job, streets ahead of any alternative leader who might theoretically replace him. But now he needs to rewire his relationship with the British people

The Independent UK

A year of Keir: the first 365 days of Starmer in power

Three trade deals, five U-turns, 2.5 per cent of GDP on defence, eight ministerial resignations, 49 welfare rebels, record small boat crossings – the statistics behind Keir Starmer’s first year as prime minister explored by Alicja Hagopian and David Maddox

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We now know what Starmerism is – but the prime minister lacks an inspirational vision

NEWS ANALYSIS: As Sir Keir Starmer marks a year since his huge general election victory, he still has a lot to prove if he wants to continue being prime minister, writes David Maddox

The Independent UK

Sultana’s alliance with Corbyn shows Starmer there is life in the Labour left yet

After an internal welfare bill rebellion and excluded Labour figures regrouping, the PM is forced to realise the left may have never gone away

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Labour’s first year in power: crisis reveals the cost of caution

Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer promised competence. But a brutal week revealed he hasn’t delivered it, and his failure to lead with vision may be his undoing

The Guardian - UK

John Rentoul answers your questions on Labour’s future – from welfare U-turn to Corbyn comeback

ASK ME ANYTHING: Chief political commentator John Rentoul answers your questions on Labour’s deepening welfare crisis, the rise of a Corbyn-Sultana breakaway party, and what it all means for Keir Starmer’s grip on government

The Independent UK

Starmer’s achievements are obvious – to him. As a thought experiment, let’s see things through his eyes

From free school meals to the NHS, he believes his record of helping ordinary people is clear. But voters don’t quite view it that way, writes Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

Stocks fade as tariff deadline looms large

US President Donald Trump said he plans to start sending letters informing trading partners of their tariff rates.

Evening Standard

Voices: One year on, is Starmer still the best man Labour has for the job?

COMMENT: There’s a lot the prime minister and his team could learn from their party’s own history. What’s preventing them is ego and self-denial, writes Anthony Seldon

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Stephen Flynn's Waspi compensation bill blocked by Westminster

WESTMINSTER has blocked Stephen Flynn’s Waspi compensation bill from being given a second reading.

The Guardian - UK

The time is right for Zarah Sultana’s new party – but it’s already facing its first test

The left has been discussing this for months, but tactical differences will need to be overcome, as will the threat of Reform, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s reno of the UK is going brilliantly. If you don’t count the walls falling down

Nothing says you’ve lifted the mood of the nation like having to haul your chancellor to a photocall at a ‘wellbeing centre’, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Evening Standard

Corbyn says ‘discussions ongoing’ as Sultana quits Labour to ‘co-lead new party’

In a post on social media, independent MP Jeremy Corbyn said: ‘Real change is coming.’

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The Conversation

One year in, Labour has a surprising amount to celebrate. But you wouldn’t know it

In the build-up to the 2024 election, Keir Starmer worked hard to show that his party could run Britain better than the Tories. He promised his government would offer stability after years of chaos – but also change. He stood for honesty but also a technocratic approach that resisted the…

The Conversation

In search of Labour’s ‘working people’ – the paradox at the heart of Keir Starmer’s first year in power

It’s one year since Keir Starmer led the Labour party to a landslide victory. Starmer’s manifesto, “Change” had proposed “securonomics” as a solution to the UK’s many crises. This was sold as a way of ensuring “sustained economic growth as the only route to improving the prosperity of our country…

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer's first-year scorecard: Has the Prime Minister kept his promises?

Our expert examines what went well for Sir Keir in his first year... and more often, what went wrong

Evening Standard

PM’s Europe ‘reset’ has delivered change in French tactics on small boats: No 10

Downing Street hailed a ‘significant moment’ which could have a major impact on smuggling gangs.

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s first year: from voter opinion to market reaction – in charts

After a turbulent week to round off its first year, how have the past 12 months panned out for Keir Starmer’s government?

The Independent UK

Voices: Will Corbyn’s new hard-left party prove to be Starmer’s mission impossible?

INSIDE WESTMINSTER: Former Labour MP Zarah Sultana jumped the gun when announcing the new party, but even so it potentially poses a major risk to the PM – especially after what has been a nightmare first year in power, writes Andrew Grice

Evening Standard

Starmer and Macron to host coalition of the willing meeting next week

The Prime Minister and France’s leader will dial into a meeting with allies on Thursday, as Mr Macron makes his first state visit to the UK.

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