Keir Starmer to meet Emmanuel Macron in Paris in break with protocol Labour leader set for charm offensive meeting to ‘test’ ideas – but No 10 plays down PR coup The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023
Starmer accused of ‘flip-flopping’ on housing by blocking pollution rules cut The Labour leader’s spokesman said ‘there are far better ways to build new homes we desperately need rather than greenlighting water pollution’. The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023
Keir Starmer comes up with new nickname for Rishi Sunak in PMQs clash Labour leader uses Prime Minister’s Questions to demand general election Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2023
Rishi Sunak refuses to commit to triple lock on pensions beyond election PM is pressed three times in Commons about hallmark policy, as Keir Starmer accuses ‘inaction man’ of putting UK’s security at risk The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023
Rishi Sunak branded ‘Inaction Man’ as Government grapples with multiple crises Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer urged the Prime Minister to call a general election. The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023
Stephen Flynn skewers Labour AND Tories over pension triple lock failures STEPHEN Flynn has accused the Conservatives of being the same as Labour after Rishi Sunak appeared to dodge questions about maintaining the pension… The National (Scotland) · Sep 13, 2023
Sunak failing to protect UK from China and ‘presiding over prison mayhem’, says Starmer Labour leader dubs PM ‘inaction man’ over China, prisons and schools policy during PMQs The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023
OPINION - Angela Rayner has delivered a striker’s charter There was a bit of Angela Rayner’s barnstorming appearance at the TUC yesterday which should have worried business — and that was before she even started. It was when TUC president Maria Exall introduced her as “one of us” — as opposed to Sir Keir Starmer, who really doesn’t have… Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2023
Watch: Sunak faces Starmer at PMQs as UK economy shrinks Watch as Rishi Sunak faces Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) on Wednesday, 13 September. The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023
Boris Johnson made to ‘look like chump’ as peer he appointed shuns Tories Former PM’s ex-chief of staff Dan Rosenfield to become non-affliated peer – angering top Tories The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023
All Labour MSPs fail to back motion condemning Tory child poverty policies SCOTTISH Labour MSPs have come under fire for not backing a motion calling out the UK Government’s approach to child poverty. The National (Scotland) · Sep 13, 2023
Rallying call for Scots to take part in big London ‘rejoin the EU’ demo ORGANISERS of a massive Rejoin the EU march and rally at Westminster on September 23 have urged as many Scots as possible to head south to make… The National (Scotland) · Sep 13, 2023
Sunak branded ‘inaction man’ at PMQs as Starmer attacks record on schools, prisons and China – as it happened Labour leader accuses government of failing to heed warnings which has led to series of crises this week The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023
Labour can’t tax and spend its way out of trouble, warns Blair Former PM says Starmer could face an even gloomier economic situation than he inherited from John Major The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023 Keir Starmer’s caution may be frustrating, but it’s right. Voters no longer trust big promises The Labour leader’s method of quiet but ruthless opposition appears to be in tune with this cynical age, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023 ‘Eyes on the prize’: union delegates dial down doubts about Keir Starmer At likely final gathering of the TUC before next general election, focus was on chucking the Tories out of office
The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023 Labour to vote against ‘reckless’ plan to scrap housebuilding pollution rules The Opposition party argued there are better ways to build new homes than ‘green lighting water pollution’.
The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023 Tony Blair urges Labour not to resort to taxing and spending The former premier said criticism of Sir Keir Starmer’s policy offering as too bland was ‘nonsense’.
The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023 Labour accused of blocking plans to boost housebuilding Minister Michael Gove said the Opposition party is ‘seeking to end the dream of homeownership for thousands of families by playing politics’.
The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023 Top union boss launches stinging attack on Starmer: ‘A car salesman who just sells soap’ ‘We want a Labour government, clearly, even if they are not very good,’ Mark Serwotka said
The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023 A centrist Labour is back. But this time it cannot take the working class for granted British voters see themselves more aligned with Keir Starmer’s party now. But he must still convince them he can lead the country, says Claire Ainsley, Labour’s executive director of policy from 2020 to 2022
The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023 Starmer kicks back and basks in reflected glory of Rayner’s TUC speech Labour leader’s decision to give his deputy the front-of-house gig at congress signals a shift in their uneasy relationship
The National (Scotland) · Sep 12, 2023 Keir Starmer tells students abolishing tuition fees is 'impossible' KEIR Starmer told students that a Labour government had no plans to abolish tuition fees in England because the country could not afford it.
The National (Scotland) · Sep 12, 2023 Keir Starmer compared to Phil Collins after weird photoshoot KEIR Starmer has been panned over a bizarre photograph used to illustrate the cover of Labour’s latest conference brochure.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023 Privacy lawsuit against Labour over antisemitism report dropped Nine people were suing party for failure to protect their data after they were identified in leaked report