The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Starmer backs change in law on assisted dying

Labour leader’s comments come amid growing calls for reform

The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2024

UK must hold Israel to account for Gaza war, says Humza Yousaf

THE UK Government must make clear that Israeli action in Gaza has “gone way beyond a legitimate response” to the Hamas attack of October 7, the…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 5, 2024

Starmer downgrades £28bn green investment target to an ‘ambition’

Labour says plan is subject to party’s fiscal rules of keeping debt falling as a percentage of GDP

The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2024

Starmer suggests no tax cuts for two years under Labour without economic growth

Labour leader says growth must come first, and concedes his £28bn green energy investment could shrink

The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2024

Rishi Sunak refuses to criticise Tory MP who said struggling children in his town were ‘products of crap parents’ – UK politics as it happened

Asked if he agreed with MP for Bury North’s comments, PM says it’s important children grow up in household where parents work

The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2024

Tories only winning among certain age group, polls show

Rishi Sunak’s party is trailing Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour with voters in every age group except the over-65s, polls show

The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2024

A lesson from Harold Wilson for Keir Starmer: don’t let the right undermine Labour’s achievements

Millions of lives were improved by reforms in the 1960s and 70s, from anti-racism laws to equal pay – yet many voters see his tenure as a failure, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2024

Friday briefing: What happens now after IS claimed responsibility for deadly attacks in Iran

In today’s newsletter: Following the worst attacks in Iran since 1979, officials blamed Israel and the US – until IS said it was responsible. Here’s what that means

The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2024

Labour will ‘fight fire with fire’ in general election as vote talk heats up

Keir Starmer vows to match Conservative attacks in what is shaping up to be a bruising campaign

The Guardian - UK · Jan 4, 2024

The Guardian view on Starmer’s new year speech: Britain is ready to hope for more

Editorial: The Labour leader powerfully diagnosed the ailing state of the nation. Ahead of the election, his party can afford to be more ambitious when it comes to the cure

The Guardian - UK · Jan 4, 2024