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Keir Starmer pulls out of speaking event amid fresh questions over lockdown beer and curry
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Sir Keir Starmer cancels keynote speech amid ‘beergate’ controversy: Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting has denied his party’s leader was seeking to avoid ...
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Liz Truss: The world was safer under Trump: Former PM Liz Truss says she hopes Donald Trump wins the next US election.
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Quick Glance: Liz Truss: The World Was Safer Under Trump
- Former PM Liz Truss expresses hope for Donald Trump to win the next US election, stating that the world is on the brink of a strong conflict and requires a strong America more than ever.
Why Rishi Sunak is increasing defence spending with UK on 'war footing': News that the Prime Minister is boosting military spending means the UK will be spending ...
metro.co.uk/2024/04/24/rishi-sunak-increasing-defence-spending-uk-war-footing-20709251/
Quick Glance: Increase in UK defence spending by 2030
- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak commits to raising spending to 2.5% of GDP, putting the defence industry on a 'war footing'.
- Sunak emphasized the need for deeper stockpiles of munitions and quicker replenishment due to the events in the Ukraine conflict.
- The planned increase in defence spending would require significant financial reshuffling, partly through announced measures to reduce the size of the civil service.
- Shortly after announcing the pledge to send weapons worth 500 million pounds to Ukraine, this commitment followed.
Why a Labour super-majority is unlikely: By current polls, Labour is set for a super-majority, and more than 400 seats. But will voters cool on Keir Starmer ...
spectator.co.uk/article/why-a-labour-super-majority-is-unlikely/
Keir Starmer vows to sack aides behind ‘boys’ club’ briefings: Labour’s top team has a fairly even gender split — but critics in the party have used the press to ...
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Labour’s rail plans show Keir Starmer’s cautious populism: Labour has announced plans to nationalise the railway operators by folding them into a publicly owned ...
newstatesman.com/politics/labour/2024/04/labours-rail-plans-show-keir-starmers-cautious-populism
Keir Starmer ‘would press the nuclear button’: Labour leader says he will increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP
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Wes Streeting: Middle-class lefties won’t stop us fixing the NHS: The shadow health secretary insists Labour will use private sector to tackle waiting lists ...
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Quick Glance: Wes Streeting: Battling Middle-Class Lefties in NHS Reform
- Labour will confront 'middle-class lefties' opposing the party's plans to utilize the private sector to reduce NHS waiting lists, as stated by Wes Streeting.
- Streeting emphasized that Labour will use spare private sector capacity to cut waiting lists and defended this decision against criticism from 'middle-class lefties'.
- He referred to the current system as a 'disgrace' and stated that he would ignore the outrage over his remarks.
- Additionally, Labour aims for a cross-party consensus on social care funding, as highlighted by Streeting.
Pressure on Keir Starmer as police look into Angela Rayner: Labour’s deputy leader is under investigation over the sale of her former council house in Stockport ...
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Rayner outsmarts Dowden at PMQs battle of the deputies: Few politicians have looked more pleased with a joke than Oliver Dowden did with his first offering at ...
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Ailbhe Rea: Keir Starmer on the defensive: Hi there, I’m Ailbhe Rea, a Bloomberg UK Associate Editor inhabiting Westminster for a living ...
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Keir Starmer: I shouldn’t see Angela Rayner’s legal advice: Conservatives are turning up the heat on claims that the deputy Labour leader underpaid tax on a ...
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Watch: Tetchy Starmer wriggles over Rayner’s tax affairs: Angela Rayner appears unable to shake off questions about her tax affairs — literally ...
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PMQs scorecard: Sunak and Starmer fight over who dislikes Liz Truss more: Liz Truss bore the brunt at prime minister’s questions
politico.eu/article/rishi-sunak-and-keir-starmer-fight-over-who-dislikes-liz-truss-more/
Protesters target home of Sir Keir Starmer to demand arms embargo on Israel: A group of pro-Palestinian activists have held a protest outside the home of Sir ...
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Angela Rayner is wounded but she’s still an asset for Labour: Insiders say Keir Starmer would not be too sad to see his deputy depart. But he should be wary of ...
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Bevan Fought for the NHS — and so Must We: A new play at the National Theatre celebrates Nye Bevan’s titanic struggle to create the NHS — a fight we must ...
tribunemag.co.uk/2024/04/fighting-old-battles-against-new-opponents-sheen-nye-bevan/
Labour leaders set out new housebuilding rules to identify 'grey belt' land: Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner visited Europe's biggest brownfield site
derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/labour-leaders-visit-derby-set-9235162
Labour has a great plan for winning — but for governing?: While Keir Starmer’s cautious strategy may reassure voters, the party needs a programme for what it ...
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The Angela Rayner tax row spells real danger for Labour: What is the Angela Rayner story about? “Pure politics” – though there’s no such thing, it’s an oxymoron ...
newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2024/04/angela-rayner-tax-row-danger-labour-keir-starmer
Starmer should use powers the Tories will leave behind: Ministerial authority entrenched by the current administration gives Labour an opportunity
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Carers having to pay back thousands is very wrong, says Keir Starmer: Labour leader was responding to a question from the BBC about Vivienne Groom ...
theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/15/carers-having-to-pay-back-thousands-is-very-wrong-says-starmer
Labour plans to scrap Channel migrants deportation law in first 100 days in power
inews.co.uk/news/politics/labour-to-scrap-duty-to-deport-channel-migrants-in-first-100-days-in-power-3022633
Labour’s Love Affair with Private Healthcare: From the embrace of private hospitals to shady donations from private health interests, there is little to suggest ...
tribunemag.co.uk/2023/06/labours-love-affair-with-private-healthcare
Jeremy Corbyn’s comeback and what it says about Keir Starmer: The political terrain is particularly fertile for a Corbyn resurgence
inews.co.uk/opinion/why-now-perfect-time-jeremy-corbyn-relaunch-2996340
I’ve been a Lord for two weeks – I can already see we need abolishing: Too many of my colleagues regard appointment to the Lords as just an honour
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Keir Starmer needs Angela Rayner now more than ever: Starmer would need to tread carefully before axing his deputy
inews.co.uk/opinion/keir-starmer-needs-angela-rayner-now-more-than-ever-3000730
Keir Starmer’s team confident public will back Angela Rayner over tax probe: Labour is using the local elections campaign to try out the party's messaging ...
inews.co.uk/news/politics/keir-starmer-team-confident-public-back-angela-rayner-3004887
Rigging Britain’s Democracy: The allegations that Labour has used its online voting system to rig parliamentary selections suggest that Starmer’s addiction to ...
tribunemag.co.uk/2024/04/starmers-threat-to-democracy
UK's Labour Party aims to boost defence spending to 2.5% of GDP: Britain's opposition Labour Party would aim to raise defence spending to 2 ...
reuters.com/world/uk/uks-labour-party-aims-boost-defence-spending-25-gdp-2024-04-12/
Watch: Labour MPs mock NatCon shutdown: It’s a sad day for lovers of personal freedom. Not only is Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pressing on with his smoking ban — ...
spectator.co.uk/article/watch-labour-mps-mock-natcon-shutdown/
Starmer should stop chasing The Sun’s endorsement, says Murdoch’s ex son-in-law: PR guru Matthew Freud warns Sir Keir Starmer against chasing a Labour ...
inews.co.uk/news/media/starmer-should-stop-chasing-the-suns-endorsement-says-murdochs-ex-son-in-law-3019725
The new dividing line in British politics is Adidas Gazelles vs Sambas: Labour leader Keir Starmer slipped on his Adidas Gazelles for a trip to the England ...
metro.co.uk/2024/04/23/new-dividing-line-british-politics-adidas-gazelles-vs-sambas-20701157/
Never call yourself a futurist: A behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist
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Keir Starmer throws weight behind offside rule reform after Coventry VAR decision
metro.co.uk/2024/04/22/keir-starmer-throws-weight-behind-offside-rule-reform-coventry-var-decision-20695569/
Nuclear weapons: Stop asking Keir Starmer the stupid nuclear question: It couldn’t have happened to a nicer secretary of state for defence. Grant Shapps was out ...
heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/24251968.nuclear-weapons-stop-asking-keir-starmer-stupid-nuclear-question/
Pensions triple lock future unclear as Starmer won’t commit to it being in manifesto
inews.co.uk/news/politics/keir-starmer-pension-triple-lock-labour-manifesto-3002785
Explore our prediction model for Britain’s looming election: The scale of the task facing Rishi Sunak is clear
economist.com/britain/2024/04/15/explore-our-prediction-model-for-britains-looming-election
Voters in dark over Labour policies as Starmer set for Blair-style majority: Party maintains an 18-point lead over the Conservatives despite uncertainties over ...
inews.co.uk/news/voters-dark-over-labour-policies-2994956
Starmer says Labour has had no contact with Trump, but is ‘close’ to Biden: In a wide-ranging interview with i ahead of the local elections next month ...
inews.co.uk/news/politics/keir-starmer-no-contact-trump-close-biden-labour-3003244
Labour to work ‘hand in glove' with business to improve NHS: Keir Starmer said Labour would partner with Virgin Media O2 to ensure children with type 1 diabetes ...
itv.com/news/2024-04-08/labour-to-work-hand-in-glove-with-business-to-improve-nhs
Can Starmer control 450 unruly MPs?: It doesn’t matter how loyal a candidate is. Once elected, all MPs (to a greater or lesser extent) conclude they have won ...
spectator.co.uk/article/can-starmer-control-450-unruly-mps/
I'll vote Labour after making Post Office drama, says Paula Vennells actor: The former Post Office exec had her CBE revoked in February
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The polls that are bad news for Keir Starmer: There is a strange sense in British politics right now - almost as if Labour has already won ...
inews.co.uk/opinion/polls-bad-news-keir-starmer-2991533
Josie Long Q&A: “I wish Keir Starmer had a functioning spine”: Josie Long was born in London in 1982. She won the Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Fringe in ...
newstatesman.com/culture/qa/2024/04/josie-long-qa-i-wish-keir-starmer-had-a-functioning-spine
Keir Starmer must go further than the Tories on defence spending, says ex-Navy chief
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Rishi Sunak’s shelf life is over: Only 13 per cent of people would choose Rishi Sunak over Keir Starmer to put up a shelf, according to a poll from JL Partners ...
newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2024/04/rishi-sunak-shelf-life-is-over
Can a Labour government avoid early unpopularity?: Keir Starmer likes to recount that when he became director of public prosecutions, he visited Crown ...
newstatesman.com/politics/labour/2024/04/can-a-labour-government-avoid-early-unpopularity
The Rwanda bill may fail – but it will cause Labour problems: Just before midnight the Lords backed down to let the Rwanda bill become law ...
newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2024/04/the-rwanda-bill-may-fail-but-it-will-cause-labour-problems
The Keir Starmer powerbroker who is Labour’s ‘anti-Dominic Cummings’: Pat McFadden - 'the most influential MP you've never heard of' - prefers ...
inews.co.uk/news/politics/keir-starmer-powerbroker-labour-pat-mcfadden-dominic-cummings-2998317
Confessions of a defecting Starmtrooper: Next month, Keir Starmer is expected to lead his party to victory in the local elections. The Tories are forecast to ...
spectator.co.uk/article/confessions-of-a-defecting-starmtrooper/
Invest money and lose the bureaucracy: Independent readers have their say on a reformed NHS
independent.co.uk/news/health/nhs-reform-wes-streeting-debate-b2527249.html
Sadiq Khan’s London offers a taste of Starmer’s Britain : How not to run a city or a country
economist.com/britain/2024/04/03/sadiq-khans-london-offers-a-taste-of-starmers-britain
Trump meeting shows off Cameron’s power – and poses a tricky question for Labour: Lord Cameron and his team recognise Trump's hold over the rest of the ...
inews.co.uk/opinion/donald-trump-recognised-lord-camerons-power-2998267
Quick Glance: Cameron Warns US Politicians Against Russia Appeasement
- UK Foreign Secretary intensifies efforts to secure aid for Ukraine but faces rejection from a senior Republican.
- Cameron warns against 'appeasement' and emphasizes the need for military aid to Kyiv.
- Despite meetings with top US officials, Cameron failed to gain support from US Republicans.
- He faced limited reception on Capitol Hill and struggled to make an impact.
Starmer’s 2.5% defence spending pledge met with backlash from Labour left: Labour leader urged to find cash for public services rather than defence
inews.co.uk/news/politics/starmers-2-5-defence-spending-pledge-met-with-backlash-from-labour-left-3004909
Keir Starmer clamps down on dissent over Gaza amid Labour local election nerves: Some 70 Labour councillors have quit the party recently, including 20 earlier ...
inews.co.uk/news/politics/keir-starmer-clamps-down-gaza-dissent-local-election-nerves-labour-2992650
Labour Party Has Too Many Policies, Not Too Few: If only Labour had fewer darlings to start with, Keir Starmer’s party wouldn’t have a reputation for constantly ...
bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-25/labour-party-has-too-many-policies-not-too-few
Keir Starmer visits Selby area to discuss rural crime plan: "We hear you, we listen to you, we understand".
yorkpress.co.uk/news/24273291.keir-starmer-visits-selby-area-discuss-rural-crime-plan/
Here's what voters had to say about the upcoming elections in one of the key political battlegrounds
expressandstar.com/news/politics/local-election-2024/2024/04/24/theyre-all-the-same-say-disenchanted-voters-in-black-country-capital/
Sir Keir Starmer vows to tackle rural crime after being told about armed robbery in Yorkshire village
yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politics/sir-keir-starmer-vows-to-tackle-rural-crime-after-being-told-about-armed-robbery-in-yorkshire-village-4602451
Labour has its own Rwanda problems: The question of 'what would you do?' hangs heavy over the Opposition
inews.co.uk/opinion/labour-rwanda-problems-3020697
Three things that set apart Andy Street and Richard Parker in fight to be mayor: One of these two men will be voted in as Mayor when electors across the West ...
birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/three-crucial-differences-between-west-29042043
Now Keir Starmer wades into the VAR offside row: Labour leader calls for reform of football's rules...
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Labour looks to building on ‘grey belt’ to meet housing targets: Labour has promised to release ‘grey belt’ land – low-quality or neglected green belt land – for ...
architectsjournal.co.uk/news/labour-looks-to-building-on-grey-belt-to-meet-housing-targets
Keir Starmer’s David dilemma: Lammy, Cameron or Miliband?: A lot could change before the next election
inews.co.uk/opinion/keir-starmer-david-cameron-lammy-miliband-3011732
Arsenal fan Sir Keir Starmer seen in Wolverhampton micropub before Molineux match
expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/wolverhampton/2024/04/21/arsenal-fan-sir-keir-starmer-popped-into-wolverhampton-micro-pub-before-heading-to-the-molineux/
Sir Keir Starmer 'proud' to support campaign to save train maker Alstom: He thanked Derbyshire Live being involved because of the 'power of the local ...
derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/sir-keir-starmer-proud-support-9235534
A heedless dash for net zero will waste cash and, later, votes: Keir Starmer must learn from the Tories’ failures and ensure green projects are well planned and ...
theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/20/a-heedless-dash-for-net-zero-will-waste-cash-and-later-votes
Rishi’s rating slumps to ‘worst ever for a major party leader’: The Standard podcast
standard.co.uk/comment/podcasts/rishi-s-rating-slumps-to-worst-ever-for-a-major-party-leader-the-standard-podcast-b1152429.html
Labour's Brexit conundrum: The latest The Explainer,/the-explainers,,the-explainers, breaking news, comment, reviews and features from the experts at The Week
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Sir Keir backs nuclear subs and promises benefits for Rolls-Royce: Leader Sir Keir Starmer said 'nuclear deterrent is the bedrock of Labour’s plan to keep ...
derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/sir-keir-starmer-backs-nuclear-9225944
Keir Starmer exclusive: 'What I'd do for Plymouth': Sir Keir Starmer has said Labour will back Plymouth's national security credentials
plymouthherald.co.uk/news/news-opinion/sir-keir-starmer-exclusive-what-9224582
Bootlicking: a guide to pre-election British politics: Labour is not yet in power. But the honeymoon has already begun
economist.com/britain/2024/04/10/bootlicking-a-guide-to-pre-election-british-politics
Nottingham attacks show 'tragic consequences' of mental health failings: Labour leader Keir Starmer and shadow health secretary Wes Streeting visited the ...
nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/nottingham-attacks-show-tragic-consequences-9212525
The volunteer behind food bank combating rising deprivation by the seaside: "We all lived in Grange Park, which now makes me sad because it's got a bit ...
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Keir Starmer says city council problems are 'not to do' with leader: The Labour leader praised David Mellen's 'public service' after he said he ...
nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/keir-starmer-says-nottingham-city-9212868
Labour candidate branded Queen Camilla 'jumped up old wh*re': "As you know, we take all these things very seriously in the Labour party and there are ...
lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/keir-starmer-responds-after-labour-28980205
Keir Starmer vows to fix 'five years of Levelling Up failures' by the seaside: "We see levelling up on buildings but not on levelling up of people."
lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/keir-starmer-vows-fix-five-28979711
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer makes pledge to Blackpool during visit to resort: The Labour leader met residents during a visit to the town
blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/politics/labour-leader-sir-keir-starmer-makes-pledge-to-blackpool-during-visit-to-resort-4588243
Margaret Thatcher: How Labor learned to praise the Iron Lady: The party finds unusually warm words for Margaret Thatcher - to attract conservative voters ...
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The £50bn spending headaches facing Starmer or Sunak after the election: A 'particularly tricky in-tray' of one-off and unavoidable costs awaits the ...
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