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Wednesday briefing: Can Andy Burnham live up to the party’s faith in him?

In today’s newsletter: At Labour conference members are basking in the glow of the Burnham bounce. But beneath the enthusiasm lies a growing sense that delivery must follow hopeful messaging

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30

Tony Blair would like Andy Burnham to take his advice on rejoining the EU. Should he?

The former PM has been consulted by many who came after him – but Burnham might want to shake his New Labour past once and for all, says former Labour party adviser Tom Baldwin

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27

Digested week: Tom Tugendhat is a serious politician. What’s he doing in a Reform-lite Tory frontbench?

Want to see how small the gene pool of Tory talent is? I give you Andrew Griffith as shadow chancellor. Also this week: Starmer’s Fomo, and telly wars

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4

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No 10 Fed Journalists False Information About Burnham's Chancellor Pick, and Insiders Are Not Sorry Press Got Burned

Downing Street let false briefings about Andy Burnham's chancellor choice spread, leaving lobby reporters wrong‑footed and raising fresh questions over No 10's leak and media strategy.

International Business Times UK · Jul 29

Burnham is master of his message for now. But he should know this: media foes will offer no respite

While the new PM’s slick social media operation can help him bypass the hostile press that devoured Starmer, he will still need friends in the fourth estate, says former Labour party adviser Tom Baldwin

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27

The rise and fall of Keir Starmer: where did it all go wrong?

PM’s demise after landslide victory two years ago points to an increasingly volatile and impatient electorate

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22

There is a path to peace for Starmer and Burnham – even as their backers prepare for battle

If Burnham wins the Makerfield byelection, many are predicting an immediate and stormy showdown. But that could be bad for both men, says Tom Baldwin, author of Keir Starmer: The Biography

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18

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Electoral reform and reversing Brexit: they’re more connected than you might think

Labour’s emerging leadership contest is reopening the EU debate. But if we want to rejoin, Britain needs a more European voting system first, says former senior adviser to the Labour party, Tom Baldwin

The Guardian - UK · May 22

Starmer’s biographer offers insight into ‘stubborn’ PM’s psyche amid Labour turmoil

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The Independent UK · May 14

Exclusive: Starmer’s biographer reveals how PM is reacting to leadership threat

As Sir Keir Starmer battles for his political survival, the prime minister’s former biographer has told The Independent the PM “doesn’t want to be David Cameron” and walk away.

The Independent UK · May 14

Starmer biographer issues Labour warning over potential leadership changes

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The Independent UK · May 13

Starmer biographer warns Labour risks ‘real chance’ of changing leaders again before election if it ousts him now

Tom Baldwin warned that the strategy of cycling through leaders had backfired for the Conservatives

The Independent UK · May 13

Lonely at the top: who are Keir Starmer’s allies as daunting May elections loom?

Prime minister has shed trusted staffers but can still turn to many genuine friends in and out of government

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26

Keir Starmer’s response to the Gorton and Denton debacle should be a government that truly, finally, reflects him

In the past he has been urged to follow strategies that don’t really match his core beliefs. That’s changing, as it must, because he knows the clock is ticking, says the prime minister’s biographer, Tom Baldwin

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28

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The Guardian - UK · Feb 2

So is Reform a threat to democracy or merely ‘Tories: the sequel’? Starmer must make up his mind

The PM has told Labour it is in the ‘fight of our lives’ against Nigel Farage’s challengers. To win, it must first agree on a line of attack, says Tom Baldwin, author of Keir Starmer, The Biography

The Independent UK · Jan 26

Suella Braverman latest: Farage blames Tory defector’s ‘useless’ government record on ECHR as she joins Reform

Suella Braverman was unveiled at a Reform rally for veterans in London as the eighth MP for the party

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025

A warning for Keir Starmer from his own past: if you’re not bold on Brexit and Europe, your Labour rivals will be

Leave support is falling. That’s an opportunity the PM should seize before pro-Europe challengers for the Labour leadership do, says Tom Baldwin, author of Keir Starmer, The Biography

The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2025

Lord Rothermere’s Telegraph takeover strengthens UK media’s rightwing tilt

Many fear competition and diversity will be diminished as Daily Mail owner wins race to buy newspaper

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The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025

Starmer can’t afford to sack McSweeney, MPs say, as new year coup rumours swirl

The prime minister says he’s been ‘assured’ that no one in Downing Street briefed against his health secretary, amid claims that his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney is ‘unsackable’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2025

Labour faces questions over Starmer aide who holds shares in lobbying firm

Communications chief Tim Allan left Strand Partners in September but still holds a minority stake

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2025

Voices: Could this be the way Starmer placates his revolting MPs?

INSIDE WESTMINSTER: With parliament now in recess, the prime minister can spend his summer working out a new direction for his turbulent administration, says Andrew Grice – he could do well to remember a key value that Labour ought to stand for

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2025

Voices: Peter Kyle’s flawed attack on Nigel Farage shows which way Keir Starmer should turn

COMMENT: While the prime minister is spending the summer working out a direction for his government, his science secretary has taught him a crucial lesson, says Andrew Grice

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2025

George Osborne was on No 10 list to be UK ambassador to US, Keir Starmer’s biographer says

Sources confirm claim likely to cast further doubt among Labour MPs about judgment of Downing Street aides

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2025

Voices: I thought I knew what Keir Starmer believed – now, it’s anyone’s guess

COMMENT: It was unwise of the prime minister to say he ‘deeply regrets’ the ‘island of strangers’ phrase, writes John Rentoul – but even more so to admit that he doesn’t always properly read his own speeches before delivering them

The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2025

What does Keir Starmer really believe in? His deal with the European Union will provide answers

After a week of bruising criticism, the PM will show what he really stands for when he signs a pivotal agreement with Brussels, says former Labour adviser Tom Baldwin

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