Britain’s shock of the new
Keir Starmer’s people are in charge now – and the mood in the country is changed.
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.
Keir Starmer beyond the wall
He could be a great leader, if he breaks through the barrier of his own reserve
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The return of order
After a decade of Tory inertia, Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has the opportunity to remake Britain.
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The Tory centre will not hold
The Conservative Party created Reform by embracing liberal extremism. What comes next may not be what Labour expects.
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Why foreign affairs will define the Starmer era
At the Nato summit, the threat posed by China, Russia and Trump will be impossible to ignore.
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What is Labour’s first-week strategy?
Keir Starmer and company are trying to build early momentum.
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Starmer’s victory speech was a display of humble realism
He wanted to show he understands the scale of the challenge ahead.
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Keir Starmer’s hard road ahead
Labour’s project to rebuild Britain is serious – but the odds are stacked against them.
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Labour’s missions are no substitute for ideology
Beyond its focus on delivery, the party’s rhetoric is hollow.
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Can Rishi Sunak turn it around?
The Prime Minister has defined his talking points – but it’s too late to make an impact.
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Keir Starmer is the consummate late bloomer
His maturity is an antidote to the recent fashion for youthful politicians.
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Can Labour satisfy its new voters?
Tory supporters who “lend” their votes to Keir Starmer’s party will expect something in return.
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Brexit will haunt a Labour government too
A closer relationship with the EU will be increasingly difficult to develop.
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Starmer and Sunak try to charm the readers of the Sun
The newspaper’s election showdown produced a hostile crowd.
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Is Labour truly radical?
By adopting the Tories’ fiscal framework and staying silent on tax rises, the party is accepting key parts of the…
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Can Keir Starmer prove the Union works for Scotland?
Labour has made a series of overtures in its manifesto.
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Labour’s manifesto is quietly radical
The UK is being offered a change of ideology as well as a change of government.
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Keir Starmer, toolmakers and the death of the working-class hero
Why his story of individual aspiration has failed to resonate.
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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.
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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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