All news on the topic: Keir Starmer

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Keir Starmer pledges to ban zombie knives within six months of Labour government
The Labour leader, meeting families bereaved by knife crime, has urged them to write to him within three to six months of a Labour government to ‘hold him to account’.
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Rishi Sunak and Zelensky criticize Nigel Farage for dangerously claiming that the West provoked Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Rishi Sunak and Volodymyr Zelensky have slammed Nigel Farage for his dangerous claims that the West provoked Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Ireland is hoping for a UK Labour landslide victory
Irish eyes are smiling at the prospect of Keir Starmer in Downing Street surrounded by Irish-savvy aides.
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Corruption is on the rise in Britain. Will ousting the Tories make a difference?
Labour is talking a good game on cleaning up Westminster as an election looms — but the U.K. has a long history of opposition parties promising the earth.
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Labour to promise a ’triple lock’ commitment with no increases in the ’big three’ taxes
In a bid to kill off the Tories’ much-disputed claim Labour would hike taxes by £2,000, Sir Keir Starmer will reportedly include a cast-iron pledge in the manifesto not to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT for five years.
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UK Labour’s Keir Starmer arrives on the world stage
A D-Day furore for his rival lets the Labour leader play PM in waiting. But questions remain over his party’s defense plans.
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Date announced for first General Election TV debate between Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak
ITV announced the first TV showdown of the General Election between the Labour leader Keir Starmer and the PM Rishi Sunak will be aired from 9pm on Tuesday June 4
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Rachel Reeves: What to know about the ex-chess champion aspiring to be the UK’s first female chancellor
The MP for Leeds West has risen up the ranks to be one of Labour’s most influential figures - whose judgement will determine the party’s spending priorities if it forms the next government.
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Rishi Sunak plots return of National Service as Labour says it’s ’maths until 18 then off to war’
Dud’s Army: Rishi Sunak, who has never served in uniform, thinks forcing teenagers to join the military or volunteer to build flood defences will help bring back the "national spirit" that emerged during the pandemic
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Tories rush to secure nearly 200 election candidates as Gove leads a wave of departures
Rishi Sunak appeared to catch his own party unprepared for the general election as Conservative HQ tries to find scores of prospective MPs willing to stand
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Jeremy Corbyn will stand against Labour in UK election
‘We have to stand up and say we’re not taking this anymore,’ says ex-leader booted out of the party under Keir Starmer.
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Rishi Sunak shelves flagship Rwanda and smoking policies before election
Keir Starmer says Tory plans ‘up in the air or in the bin’, with proposals to end no-fault evictions also likely to be dropped
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Introducing Keir Starmer: Could he be Britain’s next Prime Minister?
The buttoned-up lawyer is about to roll up his sleeves on the campaign trail.
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Starmer would halt Rwanda flights immediately under Labour government
The Labour leader spoke to Sky News’s Beth Rigby about Rwanda, winning a majority, his newest MP and whether he would do a deal with the Lib Dems.
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Labour strategizes additional Tory defections as recent recruit Natalie Elphicke criticizes Sunak’s leadership failures
Keir Starmer’s team has already started speaking with other MPs who could make the jump to Labour after former Tory MP Natalie Elphicke switched sides during Prime Minister’s Questions
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Another Conservative MP defects to Labour, criticizing Rishi’s ’unfulfilled promises’
Tory MP Natalie Elphicke has become the latest Conservative to defect to Labour, hitting out at the ‘broken promises of Rishi Sunak’s tired and chaotic government’.
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Muslim group presents 18 demands to Keir Starmer for regaining support lost over Gaza issue
The Muslim Vote, which aims to organise voters against MPs who did not back a ceasefire in the conflict, has called for the Labour leader to apologise for his early stance on Israel’s campaign against Hamas
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Stunning Labour triumphs in London and West Midlands leave Sunak reeling
Keir Starmer says the prime minister has no option but to call a general election
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Conservatives crushed by ’worst local election result’ in years
Spread of Tory losses leads former minister to say there’s ‘no such thing as a safe seat any more’
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Keir Starmer’s message to Rishi Sunak: ’Step aside’ as Labour delivers a blow to the Tories in local elections
Labour leader Keir Starmer said voters are crying out for a general election as he toasted victories across England and Wales that put him on course to snatch keys of No10
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Labour claims early wins and steals Blackpool by-election in showdown with Tories
Labour has claimed some early victories in the local elections after winning back seats from the Tories across the country.
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Keir Starmer urged to pardon and compensate striking miners if he wins keys to No10
In a letter union leaders call on the Labour leader Keir Starmer to deliver justice for striking miners within his ’first days in office’ if the Tories are ousted at the general election
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Twenty Lancashire councillors quit Labour Party in protest over ‘bullying’ claims
The 20 Lancashire councillors claimed the national Labour Party no longer represented them