All news on the topic: Keir Starmer

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Keir Starmer vows to finally get zombie knives off streets with proper ban
The Labour leader will work with experts to extend the types of weapons that are banned, as well as taking action to stop kids getting their hands on knives online
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PM says UK 'won't hesitate' to launch more strikes against Houthis in Yemen
The PM Rishi Sunak's statement came hours after the UK and US conducted a second round of joint strikes on the Houthi rebels' missile-launching capabilities in Yemen
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Kids to be encouraged to play sport under Keir Starmer plan to cut knife crime
Labour leader Keir Starmer said community groups will be vital during a 'decade of national change' as he accused the Conservative Party of alienating good causes
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'Four Labour defeats in a row are a reminder to take nothing for granted'
One hundred years ago the first ever Labour government had to prove they were not 'wild men' who couldn't run the country, writes Mirror columnist Kevin Maguire, and it falls to Keir Starmer to prove the same
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Keir Starmer's rarely-seen wife - awkward row, NHS job and 'streetwise' nature
Labour leader Keir Starmer has been married to his wife, Lady Victoria Starmer, for 15 years and she rarely appears in the limelight beside him - instead, choosing to keep her life private
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Keir Starmer opens up over 'distant' relationship with dad Rodney in ITV show
Labour leader Keir Starmer admitted he regrets not talking to his dad about the distance between them before he died in 2018 - three years after he was elected to Parliament
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Keir Starmer starts talks with civil service to prepare for Labour government
Labour leader Keir Starmer has written to the Cabinet Secretary to begin talks as the Tories sunk to their lowest level in the polls since the debacle of Liz Truss's government
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PM boasts he's cutting inflation - five hours after figures show it went up
Rishi Sunak whined that inflation was at 11% when he 'got this job' in October 2022 - despite being warned of the figure four months earlier as Chancellor
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Starmer 'must seize more votes from Tories than Blair in 1997' to win majority
New analysis shows Labour would need a historic 12.7 percentage point swing from the Tories to get the keys to No10 - larger than the 10.2 point swing Tony Blair won in 1997
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'Britain needs a spring clean - but is anyone up to the job'
Lies, spin and failure have combined to make the Tory government's last year of power foul in every way, says Fleet Street Fox. But does Labour have what it takes to clean up the stinking mess they've made of Britain?
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Government told to speed up 'woeful' payment scheme for Windrush scandal victims
The call to speed up the Windrush scandal compensation scheme comes in an open letter signed by singer-songwriter Annie Lennox, campaigner Baroness Doreen Lawrence, actor Colin McFarlane, and rapper AJ Tracey
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Keir Starmer appears to backtrack on promise to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Labour leader Keir Starmer said he would carry out a 'review' of all British arms sales - but refused to repeat a promise to stop sales to Saudi Arabia
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Starmer vows to prioritise kids for NHS treatment to end waits over 18 weeks
The Labour leader Keir Starmer will order health bosses to prioritise children caught up in record NHS waiting lists and will 'personally monitor' progress if he wins power
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Labour on course for huge general election majority, ex-civil service boss says
Lord Gus O'Donnell, who was Cabinet Secretary under Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, and David Cameron, suggested Labour could win between a 50-100 seat majority
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Over 200,000 demand general election now as 'squatter' Rishi Sunak puts off vote
Tens of thousands of people have signed the Mirror's petition calling for a general election now to allow voters deliver their verdict on the last few years of Tory chaos
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Starmer slams Sunak's slow response to flooding as thousands of homes devastated
Touring flooded homes in Loughborough afflicted by Storm Henk Labour leader Keir Starmer slammed the Government's response to the disaster which he says wasn't fast enough
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Keir Starmer says 'vain' Rishi Sunak delaying election as he wants 2 years as PM
Keir Starmer said he wanted a general election 'to be as soon as possible' and that the 'country is ready for it' after the PM suggested he would call one in the second half of the year
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Starmer makes votes at 16 vow as he praises teen darts sensation Luke Littler
Labour leader Keir Starmer was asked whether 16-year-old Luke Littler's performance at the World Darts Championship justified extending the vote to younger teenagers
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Keir Starmer vows never to 'do a Liz Truss' as he's grilled on Labour tax plans
The Labour leader Keir Starmer faced repeated questions at a New Year's speech on taxation - but insisted he would not announced 'uncosted' tax plans like failed ex-PM Liz Truss
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PM must allow civil service to plan for Labour government under Keir Starmer
The Institute for Government warns time is running out for Labour to discuss its plans for government with the civil service if Rishi Sunak calls a general election in May
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Keir Starmer tells Rishi Sunak 'bring it on' as Labour ready for election fight
Labour leader Keir Starmer warned voters couldn't afford another year of Tory misery - and said cowardly Rishi Sunak was scared of putting his record to the voters
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'Labour must repair everything from NHS to the economy if elected in 2024'
Sir Keir Starmer will inherit a "barren legacy" if Labour Party are finally given the keys to power in 2024 following 14 years of "miserable and unproductive Tory rule," says Voice of the Mirror
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All the hurdles Keir Starmer must overcome in 2024 to seal Labour election win
Over the past 12 months Keir Starmer has cemented a healthy double-digit lead over Rishi Sunak's Tories - leading many to believe he will be the UK's next PM. Here are the challenges he faces
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Inside Rishi Sunak's gaffe-packed 2023 as Boris Johnson quits in a strop
After the unprecedented chaos of 2022, which saw Boris Johnson and Liz Truss brought down by their own failings, Rishi Sunak's efforts to steady the ship have repeatedly been tested
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Keir Starmer Christmas Message thanks NHS, postal and hospitality workers
In a festive message to the nation, the Labour leader said: “During the holidays many of you will be serving your community, and our country…On behalf of the Labour Party, I send my heartfelt thanks and gratitude to all of you for what you do.“