The British centre left is doomed to be cringe
From podcasts to politics, the nation’s centrists can’t stop embarrassing themselves.
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 trying to outflank the Tories on immigration
The publication of record net migration figures has put the issue back on the political front line.
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Labour’s immigration opportunity
The party should blame high immigration on Tory short-termism and corporate profiteering – and offer an alternative.
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Keir Starmer knows his NHS plan will make life harder for a Labour government
The condition of the NHS is not like other political issues, so any politician who promises health reforms had better…
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PMQs today: Starmer hits Sunak’s immigration weak spot
The message from Labour was that the government has failed to train British workers.
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Labour’s future will be conservative
Keir Starmer is cautiously ending the liberal progressive politics that has dominated Labour for three decades. Now he needs a…
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Labour wants to make health great again
But can Starmer convince the public that he can build “an NHS fit for the future”?
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Here’s how Keir Starmer can really end the NHS crisis
Labour’s plans for the health service require adequate funding, time and engagement from the public.
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Keir Starmer: This is what I believe
Why we need a new mission-driven politics to renew Britain and defeat the enemies of progress.
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Labour should treat coalitions as a strength, not a weakness
In a pluralistic age, Keir Starmer should declare that he will work with other parties if he falls short of…
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Is Keir Starmer a secret conservative?
In an attempt to signal to voters that he isn’t a scary revolutionary, the Labour leader is chasing Tory talking…
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Letter of the week: The case against Starmer
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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Why tuition fees are the progressive option
Students paying for their own tuition is fairer for everyone. Karl Marx knew that.
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Why Suella Braverman is unsackable
Just what does the Home Secretary need to do to get sacked? Call for non-dom status to be scrapped? Accidentally…
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Rescuing conservatism
A revival of civic institutions is needed to restore an alienated and divided country.
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Is Keir Starmer the heir to Boris Johnson?
The Tories’ 2019 victory was due to the popularity of their policies, not their leader. Labour could use the same…
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What’s wrong with the English planning system?
Keir Starmer has said a Labour government would try to overhaul our internationally unusual set-up.
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PMQs: Keir Starmer enjoys a victory parade
The Labour leader relished Rishi Sunak’s electoral woes.
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Who’s afraid of a Lib-Lab coalition?
With the country displaying a strong anti-Tory mood, neither Keir Starmer nor Ed Davey is ruling out an electoral pact…
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What could go wrong for Keir Starmer?
The “coalition of chaos” attack line won’t work but Labour still faces big questions over its plans for government.
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