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Keir Starmer reportedly wanted to quit after 2021 Hartlepool defeat | Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer was considering resigning as Labor leader after defeat in the 2021 Hartlepool by-election, according to a new biography. The Conservative loss in the Durham County constituency was a blow to Mr Starmer, who had held the seat since the party was founded in 1974. Almost two and a half years later, Labor achieved […]

Keir Starmer: Labour’s £28bn green investment ‘desperately needed’ | Labour

Keir Starmer said Labour’s policy pledge to spend £28bn a year on green investment was “sorely needed”, raising again an issue that has been a source of tension within the party. Party insiders reported as recently as last week that Mr Starmer and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves were planning to abandon their pledge, but the […]