Keir Starmer

Why Keir Starmer’s freebies have become a political problem

The Prime Minister’s past attacks on the Tories and winter fuel payment cuts have exposed his government to greater scrutiny.

Michael Gove’s lessons for Labour

The former cabinet minister on what Keir Starmer is getting right and wrong.

PMQs review: Starmer struggles to explain winter fuel cut

The political pain for Labour is not going away – if only the leaderless Conservatives could exploit it.

Will Keir Starmer’s “partnership” with the trade unions work?

The Prime Minister is pursuing a model of industrial relations not seen since Harold Wilson.

Workers’ rights or growth? Another “tough choice” for Labour

Will pressure from business and their own economic priorities force Starmer and Reeves to dilute promised employment reforms?

Winter fuel payments cause more trouble for Keir Starmer

Labour can survive a small revolt, but further unpopular policies lie ahead.

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Why the House of Lords will be hard to abolish

Reform of the upper chamber is one of Keir Starmer’s most important tasks this parliament.

Labour’s battle for Britain

After a brutal summer, the government is already disliked. Can Keir Starmer reassert the authority of the state?

Robert Harris: “Great politicians are like novelists”

The writer on Keir Starmer, Labour’s “grim” inheritance and his desire to reinvent the past.

Labour’s winter fuel revolt

Keir Starmer must forge a politics of generational solidarity. The crises the UK faces require collaboration, not conflict.

Keir Starmer must tell a better story

The Prime Minister needs to offer hope as well as gloom to prove he really runs Britain.

Letter of the week: Tolerance prevails 

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Keir Starmer has a chance to dominate the common ground

The Prime Minister is closer to voters on the economy and law and order than Nigel Farage and the Conservatives…

England in pieces

Keir Starmer has imposed order after the riots. But now he must lead a national renewal.

Keir Starmer’s Elon Musk problem

The rancour of X’s digital square has spilled on to the English high street.

A different kind of weather

The anti-complacency mindset that guided Labour in opposition has been taken successfully into government.

Ukraine could destroy Labour’s legacy

A well run domestic realm will mean nothing if Putin succeeds.

Labour’s anti-intellectual moment

The past three decades have seen the Everymanification of British politics.

Labour’s stormy summer

Britain is poised between hope and fear as Keir Starmer surveys the challenges ahead.