Can Starmer stop the Tory dinosaurs blocking the House of Lords?
The Conservatives are using their majority over Labour in the upper chamber to thwart the government’s agenda
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.
The battle for Labour’s leadership has already started
Inside the ideological war to succeed Keir Starmer
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Why Keir Starmer has gone to war with Elon Musk
No 10 rejects the techno-libertarian worldview and knows the public is overwhelmingly on its side
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Labour has left young women behind
A decade ago, progressive young women overwhelmingly supported Labour. They haven’t changed – the party has
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Will Keir Starmer dare to unpick Brexit?
There is a route to greater economic prosperity alongside the EU
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Union members could decide who the next Labour leader is
With party membership figures plummeting, affiliates take on a new importance
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Can Labour recover?
The lessons from elections in Canada and Norway aren’t always the ones Keir Starmer would want
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The battle for Scotland’s future
Will the United Kingdom survive the May elections?
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What’s behind the Tories’ poll bounce?
Voters’ rightwards drift on tax and spend is aiding Kemi Badenoch
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Starmer has failed to stand up for his own principles
2026: Already a big year for impotent political handwringing
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Starmer’s great Ukraine gamble
A world in which the US is no longer a reliable ally will necessitate a transformation in foreign and defence…
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What Keir Starmer said at the first cabinet of 2026
The Prime Minister is determined to focus on the cost of living
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Why Scottish Labour has broken with Starmer
Anas Sarwar is putting “country before party” as he distances himself from Westminster
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Will Keir Starmer’s fightback work?
The Prime Minister’s best hope is that his foes decide change is too risky
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David Blunkett: “Starmer mustn’t chop Labour’s tall poppies”
The former home secretary believes the only solution to leadership speculation is success
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Keir Starmer’s crisis of faith
Despite its leader’s atheism, the Labour party cannot ignore the religious currents reshaping Britain
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Five political trends to watch in 2026
Predicting the debates that will dominate the new year
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Why is Keir Starmer so unpopular?
Britain needs a leader willing to break with the legacy of Thatcherism
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The year of the rebel
Keir Starmer’s opponents in the country and the party have left him struggling to keep control
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PMQs: Christmas cracker jokes fail to revive Keir Starmer
According to Kemi Badenoch, all Labour MPs want for Christmas is a new leader
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