Rachel Reeves returns to her roots
The Chancellor cast herself as an authentic social democrat rather than a creature of the Treasury.
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.
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The Prime Minister believes he will heal Britain – but can he find the words?
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Ideas for Keir
Tracey Emin, Jeremy Corbyn, Piers Morgan and others on what the Prime Minister should do next.
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Has any Chancellor faced a challenge this daunting?
Rachel Reeves is fighting the good fight, but the British economy remains vulnerable to external shock.
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Inside Trump’s Oval Office
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Angela Rayner is the real winner of the spending review
Is the government scared of the housing secretary?
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Labour is losing Wales
The country that voted for Keir Hardie is turning against the party of Keir Starmer.
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Labour’s unlikely strategy for beating Farage
And what it reveals about Reform's greatest weakness.
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Labour’s muddled message
The government has been left arguing that things have got better, but also worse.
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Armour-clad Starmer is ready for battle
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Britain’s fiscal doom loop
Labour cannot fund the renewal of the public realm simply by relying on higher taxes on business and the wealthy.
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PMQs review: Kemi Badenoch is addicted to chaos
At the dispatch box, the opposition leader grew increasingly frustrated with the evasive and distant Keir Starmer.
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Things will only get incrementally better for Keir Starmer
As the Prime Minister turns his focus back to Britain, he faces a restive Cabinet and an unresponsive economy.
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Can John Healey really afford to go to war?
Keir Starmer wants to lead a security government but isn’t prepared to pay the cost.
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Non-voters are Nigel Farage’s secret weapon
The “hang the paedos, fund the NHS” constituency is not moving left.
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All eyes on Scotland – and Nigel Farage’s new insurgency
The Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election is a microcosm for Britain’s swirling political crises.
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The public doesn’t like Brexit. Has anyone told the media?
From the broadsheets to the tabloids, journalism is increasingly out of touch with public opinion.
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Will Jeremy Corbyn trap the government on Gaza?
He is preparing a parliamentary ruse to embarrass Keir Starmer – and take dozens of MPs with him.
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Will Nigel Farage go the same way as Liz Truss?
Keir Starmer’s “Project Fear” offensive against Reform UK is not going to stick.
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Child poverty is rallying the Labour left
John McDonnell has directly challenged Keir Starmer on the two-child benefit cap.
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