Keir Starmer ready to face down ‘nanny state’ jibes in radical public health drive | Health policy
Plans to ban junk food advertising and stop children buying highly caffeinated energy drinks are part of a sweeping range of public health measures being drawn up by ministers to prevent disease and ease the strain on the NHS. The Government made it clear that it would stand up to “the predictable cries of a […]
What the mutual admiration between Keir Starmer and Michel Barnier could mean for Brexit | Tom Baldwin
A strange feature of the Brexiteer psyche is that the disastrous outcome they once so actively sought for Britain is now blamed on cunning European negotiators, led then by Michel Barnier. And his re-emergence as France's candidate for prime minister would unleash the usual wave of outrage, with tiresome predictability. “I thought this was the […]
Keir Starmer faces PMQs as leaked Treasury figures suggest state pension to rise by more than £400 next year – UK politics live | Politics
Main Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature How Kemi Badenoch defended removing winter fuel payments from wealthy pensioners If Keir Starmer is asked at Prime Minister's Questions about Labour's plans for income capping the winter fuel allowance, he might be happy to quote K.Emi BadenochThe front-runner in the Conservative […]
Is Sir Keir Starmer’s cautious ‘reset’ with Europe enough to undo the damage done by Brexit? | Andrew Rawnsley
pictureAll Prime Ministers are lip service speakers: “Reset” is Starmer's favourite word. He visited Berlin last week. To pave the way for a bilateral cooperation treaty, the prime minister said he was here as part of a “wider reset” of Britain's relations with Europe – a message he echoed as he travelled to Paris for […]
TUC warns Keir Starmer: do not water down ban on zero-hours contracts | Zero-hours contracts
Chancellor Keir Starmer has been warned against succumbing to pressure to weaken the ban on exploitative zero-hours contracts after new evidence showed they are causing financial harm to millions of people in precarious work. The bosses told the Prime Minister,Actual damage“If the government's proposals for the biggest reform of workers' rights in a generation are […]
Keir Starmer vows to ‘turn a corner on Brexit’ before Germany trip | Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer promised to “turn around Brexit” and rebuild productive relationships with EU member states ahead of a surprise trip to Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that are expected to focus on defence and trade. The prime minister said his visit was part of a wider effort to repair the “broken relationships” […]
Musk Dunks on ‘Two Tier Keir’ Starmer’s Response to Riots
A full-blown “Twitter war” has erupted between the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, and the left-wing British government over anti-immigration riots, setting the stage for a battle over censorship between the social media giants and the British government. The new Labour government has rushed to assign blame for the domestic unrest caused by mass immigration […]
Sir Keir Announces ‘Standing Army’, Insists ‘no Two-Tier Policing’
Nearly a week of threats did not have the desired effect on Sir Keir Starmer, who on Monday announced a policy shift to set up a “standing army” to quell riots wherever they occur. Normally a confident and well-spoken veteran lawyer, the prime minister seemed at times unsure of his words and lacked his usual […]
Keir Starmer decisive on mob violence but faces dilemma over Reform | Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer sounded uncharacteristically angry as he stood at the Downing Street podium on Sunday and condemned the rioters for causing damage and spreading fear. Just weeks into her administration, the prime minister was faced with the horrific murder of three young girls, followed by days of violence fuelled by online misinformation that immigrants were […]
Keir Starmer says Southport rioters will feel ‘full force of the law’ | UK news
Governor Keir Starmer said those who rioted in Southport on Tuesday night “will feel the full force of the law” after a police vehicle was set alight and missiles were hurled at officers. This came after far-right protesters hurled glass bottles and bricks at police and stormed a mosque after a knife attack that left […]