What a historic Labour win will mean for Britain
The bigger Keir Starmer’s majority, the faster and more dramatic the impact of his government will be.
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.
Royal Mail could become Starmer’s first big headache
If a Czech billionaire’s purchase of the postal service goes through, Labour could face further union strife.
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Why won’t Labour tell the truth about the NHS?
Keir Starmer’s answer on private healthcare left too much unsaid.
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What if the polls are right?
A Labour landslide could change the politics of a future Keir Starmer government.
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The low-quality debate changed nothing
Keir Starmer looked uncomfortable and stiff on stage – but it doesn’t matter.
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The left power list 2024
The 50 most influential people shaping Britain’s progressive politics.
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The advantage is still with Keir Starmer
A mixed TV debate performance by the Labour leader will not change the course of this campaign.
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Rishi Sunak did not get the game changer he needed
The Prime Minister unsettled the Labour leader but the fundamentals remain the same.
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Why this election has become a meme
The Tories cannot win on the subject of their poor record.
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Diane Abbott can stand, but Keir Starmer’s left purge continues
The Labour leader has spent years ridding his party of potential rebels and he’s not done yet.
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How the Faiza Shaheen row helps Keir Starmer
For certain factions of the party this is no gaffe, it’s cynical tactics.
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Keir Starmer’s remodelling of Labour is complete
But by deselecting left-wing candidates, the leadership risks alienating the parliamentary party.
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Faiza Shaheen: “I get annoyed by the ‘left candidate’ badge”
The former Labour candidate on why social mobility is a myth and Keir Starmer’s broken pledges.
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What could go wrong for Labour?
Shadow cabinet ministers believe the biggest risk is that voters regard the election as a foregone conclusion.
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The rise and decline of the No 10 Policy Unit
Fifty years ago, Harold Wilson instituted the team of advisers that would help shape modern Britain. Will Keir Starmer learn…
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The Labour PR gold rush has begun
The banks, lobbyists and public relations firms are all lining up to cash in on a Keir Starmer premiership.
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What Keir Starmer needs to tell Britain
To win big in the general election, the Labour leader must offer a vision that raises the country’s heart rate.
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The thinking behind Keir Starmer’s pledges
Many in Labour were concerned that the language around the party’s “missions” was too abstract and irrelevant to voters.
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Keir Starmer’s real mission: to overhaul how government works
Once in power, Labour’s challenge will be to build a system that functions differently enough for voters to notice.
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PMQs review: Sunak and Starmer need to grow up
Government scrutiny is being lost in the attempt to score rhetorical points.
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