Keeping quiet on Brexit is a shrewd move for Labour now, but a strategic disaster in the long term
What is the opposition’s thinking about Britain’s place in the world?
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Labour must prepare to be in power – but with no money
A Keir Starmer government will have to face an unholy economic mess bequeathed by the Tories.
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Behind Keir Starmer’s plan for a national green energy firm
The Labour leader’s team has devised a policy that is radical, green and even popular with Tory voters.
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Keir Starmer needs to give the speech of a lifetime
The Labour leader must show why he is the best alternative to a Conservative Party that has abandoned any semblance…
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Letter of the week: Labour’s power line
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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Is Keir Starmer ready to take on Liz Truss?
The legalistic debating style of the Labour leader had currency against Boris Johnson, but a new opponent calls for new…
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As Gordon Brown intervenes, where is Keir Starmer?
Labour’s ambition to be seen as an alternative government hinges on its response to the cost-of-living crisis.
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What is Entryism, and how does it affect political parties?
Unpicking a term often associated with political name-calling on the British left: what does it mean, and how does it…
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Labour is wrong to turn against nationalisation
Obsessed with dissociating himself from Jeremy Corbyn, Keir Starmer is irrationally shunning sensible, popular policies.
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Keir Starmer’s big gamble pays off as he avoids a Durham police fine
The decision ends speculation over Starmer’s future and allows Labour to draw a sharp contrast with the rule-breaking Conservatives.
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Starmer borrows from Corbyn to fill his blank slate
Labour has announced two policies from the 2019 manifesto in the days since Starmer declared that he was “starting from…
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Is Keir Starmer bold enough to succeed?
Tinkering is not an option – the Labour leader needs a radical programme to undo the damage wrought by the…
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Keir Starmer: Labour is “starting from scratch”
The Labour leader confirmed he has ditched the 2019 Labour Party manifesto.
Keir Starmer: If you don’t change your views, you won’t succeed
The Labour leader has confirmed that he has scrapped the party’s 2019 manifesto.
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Why Wes Streeting should be the next Labour leader
The shadow health secretary is quick, bold and imaginative – but would his party have him?
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If Keir Starmer resigns, who replaces him? With Andrew Marr
The Labour leader has pledged to stand down if he's fined over beergate.
What if Keir Starmer’s gamble backfires?
Grabbing the moral high ground over “beergate” was a dramatic move. But it could cost Labour.
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Leader: Keir Starmer is under pressure
Britain needs – and deserves – more than a cautious, technocratic Labour prime minister.
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Tell us who you really are, Keir Starmer
The most detailed study of the Labour leader so far charts his role in the Brexit wars and in the…
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Exclusive: Tony Blair wants to advise the next Labour government
The former prime minister hopes to return to British politics to “help on the policy side”.
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