Keir Starmer: This is what I believe
Why we need a new mission-driven politics to renew Britain and defeat the enemies of progress.
ByKeir Starmer
Keir Rodney Starmer is a Labour Party politician who became Prime Minister on 5 July 2024. He has been MP for Holborn and St Pancras since 2015 and leader of Labour since April 2020. Starmer, born in 1962, studied law at the University of Leeds and Oxford, then became a barrister specialising in human rights. In 2008 he was appointed director of public prosecutions, for a five-year term. Find news, comment, and analysis about him here.
Labour should treat coalitions as a strength, not a weakness
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Is Keir Starmer a secret conservative?
In an attempt to signal to voters that he isn’t a scary revolutionary, the Labour leader is chasing Tory talking…
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Letter of the week: The case against Starmer
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Why tuition fees are the progressive option
Students paying for their own tuition is fairer for everyone. Karl Marx knew that.
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Why Suella Braverman is unsackable
Just what does the Home Secretary need to do to get sacked? Call for non-dom status to be scrapped? Accidentally…
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Rescuing conservatism
A revival of civic institutions is needed to restore an alienated and divided country.
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Is Keir Starmer the heir to Boris Johnson?
The Tories’ 2019 victory was due to the popularity of their policies, not their leader. Labour could use the same…
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What’s wrong with the English planning system?
Keir Starmer has said a Labour government would try to overhaul our internationally unusual set-up.
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PMQs: Keir Starmer enjoys a victory parade
The Labour leader relished Rishi Sunak’s electoral woes.
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Who’s afraid of a Lib-Lab coalition?
With the country displaying a strong anti-Tory mood, neither Keir Starmer nor Ed Davey is ruling out an electoral pact…
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What could go wrong for Keir Starmer?
The “coalition of chaos” attack line won’t work but Labour still faces big questions over its plans for government.
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Labour needs to do more to win
Keir Starmer can credibly claim he is on a path to No 10, but it is uncertain whether his party…
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Why Labour is winning back Leave voters
The local elections vindicated the party’s strategy of minimising Brexit and focusing on the cost of living.
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Rishi Sunak, not Keir Starmer, is now the leader under pressure
A resumption of the Tory civil war would be yet another gift for the ever-fortunate Labour leader.
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The local election results suggest Keir Starmer is heading for No 10
Labour has made considerable gains on its 2019 performance including in key Leave areas.
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What does Keir Starmer stand for?
The Labour leader lacks a big idea that encapsulates how he will run the country.
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Local election results show the Tories are in trouble
Labour’s advances have dented Conservative hopes of a revival under Rishi Sunak.
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PMQs: The Tories will need a “bigger note” to excuse economic failures
Keir Starmer turned the Conservatives’ favourite line about the infamous “there is no money” letter against them.
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Why is Rishi Sunak giving his career in high finance such a low profile?
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