All news on the topic: Keir Starmer

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Carol Vorderman offered sassy words of advice to Keir Starmer as he enters No. 10 as Prime Minister
Carol Vorderman says Tory ’gremlins’ in No10 have ’ransacked the house and tried to nick the lead off the roof’ but gave Starmer ’words to the wise’
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King Charles’ ’lowered point’ gesture suggests a meaningful or specific comment he made to Keir Starmer
Body language expert Judi James believes the official photos released by Buckingham Palace of King Charles meeting Labour’s Keir Starmer are very telling of the relationship between the two men
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How many people voted for Labour, Reform and the Tories in general election?
Almost all of the 650 UK constituencies have now declared their results, and Labour has been overwhelmingly voted to victory. But how many millions of people voted for each party?
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New Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers his first address to the nation
Sir Keir Starmer has given his first speech as the UK’s new Labour prime minister after the biggest conservative loss in decades.
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The deadliest decision Keir Starmer will have to make today
Within hours of taking up his new post, there’s one job Sir Keir Starmer will have to do today, which will literally be a matter of life or death.
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Labour wins UK general election as Keir Starmer says: ‘We did it! Change begins now’
Sir Keir Starmer will enter Downing Street as Labour’s first prime minister in 14 years after a landslide victory at the general election.
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Keir Starmer hails a ‘new age of hope’ as Rishi Sunak fears losing his seat
Final polls predict unprecedented Labour victory, with Starmer declaring Britain a ‘great nation, with boundless potential’
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Starmer says Britain will not rejoin the EU in his lifetime
Labour leader also says he cannot foresee circumstances where UK would re-enter single market or customs union
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Labour looking to their first 100 days in office - before General Election
Keir Starmer’s caution as leader of Labour has carried the party to the brink of power and his team are already looking ahead to their first 100 days in government
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Keir Starmer dismisses fake Tory claims about his work ethic as "laughably ridiculous"
Keir Starmer has branded fake Tory claims about his work ethic as "laughably ridiculous".
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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.