Weaponising Sue Gray’s Labour affiliation will not end well for the Tories
The civil servant is a shrewd choice as Keir Starmer’s new chief of staff – it raises the spectre of…
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 is finally getting in touch with its universalist streak
From free school meals to healthcare reform, the party is espousing a key tenet of the left.
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Sue Gray’s appointment as chief of staff is a coup for Keir Starmer
The recruitment of the feared civil servant is a signal of Labour’s determination to clean up politics.
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Keir Starmer is living in Liz Truss’s world
If the former PM’s ideals are going to live on in any form it is likely with Labour.
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PMQs: The two leaders are entering election mode
Both Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer are feeling more confident after the past week.
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What Keir Starmer has learnt from the return of the German Social Democrats
To win back Red Wall voters, Labour needs a single word to define the party and its purpose. That word…
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Michael Gove’s speech could have been delivered by Keir Starmer
The Levelling Up Secretary’s address revealed an emerging consensus between Labour and the communitarian right.
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Does devolution really boost growth?
Keir Starmer wants the UK to have the fastest-growing economy in the G7. But does Labour have the plan to…
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Keir Starmer’s economic model isn’t Blairism – it’s ordoliberalism
The Labour leader’s emphasis on economic institutions resembles the philosophy behind Germany’s social market.
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Keir Starmer’s international inspiration
As Labour prepares for power, it is drawing lessons from its sister parties in the US, Australia, Germany and Spain.
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Peter Tatchell: “Politics is bad today, but nothing like Bermondsey”
The human rights activist on what the violence and homophobia of the 1983 by-election teaches today’s left.
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Why Keir Starmer’s critics are failing to inflict any damage
The Labour leader’s five “missions” were dismissed by many, but Starmer is undoubtedly improving the party’s electability.
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Labour must escape the death grip of technocracy
In place of Keir Starmer’s “national missions”, Labour needs to rediscover its moral purpose and forge a covenant between citizens…
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Is Keir Starmer setting himself up for failure?
The problem with the Labour leader’s pledge to give the UK the highest growth in the G7 is how little…
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How will Keir Starmer fund his “national missions” for Labour Britain?
The enormous question mark hovering above Rachel Reeves’ office is tax policy.
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PMQs: Keir Starmer plays Rishi Sunak and Tory MPs off against each other
The Labour leader’s strategy on the Northern Ireland protocol is to let the Conservative Party cannibalise itself.
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How Labour hopes to restore faith in the police
Sarah Jones, the shadow policing minister, knows what crime feels like. Now she is planning to fight police misogyny and…
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Keir Starmer ignores the housing crisis at his peril
The Labour leader has unveiled his five “national missions”. Housing is nowhere to be seen.
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Keir Starmer plays divide and conquer with Northern Ireland deal
Labour wants a closer relationship with the EU, so it makes sense to get that now while casting Brexiteers as…
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Keir Starmer has most to gain from resolution of the Northern Ireland Protocol
The fury of Brexiteers and unionists at compromise only makes Labour look more like the grown-ups in the room.
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