The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer upset their party members

The PM has hit rock bottom in a survey of grassroots Tories

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2023

Keir Starmer denies he's taking UK to 'Thatcherite future'

KEIR Starmer has denied he will take the country towards a “Thatcherite future” – as he insisted he is “not in the business of cutting…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 4, 2023

Leaked email reveals Keir Starmer vetoed Thatcher criticism

Exclusive: As the Labour leader faces a backlash over his praise for the former Tory prime minister, a leaked email shows he stopped former frontbencher Sam Tarry from attacking her ‘failed’ transport policies in 2021

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2023

Jeremy Hunt blames Brexit for sparking half-decade of instability

Chancellor says vote led to ‘incredibly challenging time’ as he defends tax cuts paid for by public sector austerity

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2023

Keir Starmer 'appeasing billionaire right-wing press' with Margaret Thatcher praise

KEIR Starmer is “trying to appease the billionaire press” by praising Margaret Thatcher, according to a leading political commentator.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 4, 2023

OPINION - Sir Keir Starmer triggered the Corbynites over Margaret Thatcher and exposed their stupidity

Photographed wearing a giant poppy (and on a cold weekend in December, long after it is necessary) Sir Keir Starmer writes a piece in a conservative newspaper pitching for Conservative voters and praising Margaret Thatcher. That is the combustible headline elsewhere anyway. The truth — the context — is Thatcher…

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2023

Britain’s snail-pace growth has set U.K. households back by $10,500 as peers in France and Germany pull away

Growing income inequality, depressed productivity and underinvestment are among the causes hurting British workers and households.

Fortune · Dec 4, 2023

Labour insist Keir Starmer is a 'conviction politician' like Margaret Thatcher

LABOUR have insisted Keir Starmer is a “conviction politician” like Margaret Thatcher as he faces criticism for his praise for the former prime…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 4, 2023

OPINION - Forget Margaret Thatcher, the key to Keir Starmer is his view on Clement Attlee

A politician praising a predecessor provides a heavy hint on how they intend to govern, but Keir Starmer’s new found enthusiasm for Margaret Thatcher is a tactical play. His ultimate role model is a very different leader — not the grocer’s grammar school daughter but the shy and underwhelming Clement…

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2023

Sir Keir Starmer praised Margaret Thatcher because she 'got things done,' says one of his closest allies

The Labour leader was outlining Labour's economic plans if it wins power next year

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2023