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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.
In the post-Corbyn world, what next for alternative left media?
How are radical start-up outlets that thrived under the last Labour leader faring in the Keir Starmer era, and against…
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The UK-EU relationship is unravelling before Keir Starmer’s eyes – but still he ties himself in knots over Brexit
The latest Brexit talks raise the issue of Irish nationalism – which is especially divisive within Westminster, and above all…
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Why are the Tories still leading in the polls?
The Conservatives have been in power for 11 years. Why isn’t the country sick of them yet?
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What Keir Starmer’s new chief of staff needs to know
Every conversation is a focus group if treated properly. As the Greek philosopher Epictetus said: “We have two ears and…
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Keir Starmer’s conference speech polled better than Boris Johnson’s – but does it matter?
In focus groups shown the speeches, Starmer came out on top for content, agreeableness, and perceptions of competence.
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Keir Starmer’s speech in numbers: how did it compare to previous leaders’?
His speech paid more attention to the climate crisis than any other Labour leader's, but less to the cost of…
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From fuel to inflation to Universal Credit, a cost of living crisis is brewing
Rising prices and slashed benefits might not help Labour win the next election, but it still works to Keir Starmer’s…
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The most important part of Labour Party conference happens today
The meetings today will ultimately decide whether Keir Starmer’s conference is a success or a failure. Next week will just…
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The key to success for Labour is to move with the times
In a changed world, the party is unsure quite what – or who – it stands for.
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Can Keir Starmer break Labour’s losing streak?
Labour’s leader on how to overcome defeat, division and Boris Johnson.
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Why hasn’t Keir Starmer told us where Labour stands on social care?
After announcing many policies to little or no benefit in his first year in office, the Labour leader is now…
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What Labour’s Batley and Spen win means for Keir Starmer’s leadership
Stephen Bush explains why Starmer's leadership was never in danger – even if Labour had lost in Batley and Spen.
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Keir Starmer played Piers Morgan at his own game and won
Even by Morgan’s standards, his encounter with Starmer was flatulently pompous. But the Labour leader came out of it unexpectedly…
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Why Keir Starmer should worry about his approval ratings
The Labour leader's ratings have fallen in recent days
UK election results: Keir Starmer’s Labour reshuffle
Part one of a special double issue of the New Statesman podcast
Is Keir Starmer up to the job?
The Westminster bubble are unconvinced by Starmer – does this matter for the future of his leadership?