Keir Starmer

Sooner or later, a British government will be forced to restart HS2. It should have been this one

Three weeks in, Starmer has brought Britain closer to the EU, and outraged Brexiteers. What’s not to like?

One day - and a couple of subtle hints - showed Europe that the grown-ups are back in charge of Britain

Westminster’s reputation is in the gutter and the onus is on Labour to repair it

Keir Starmer could have been bolder when laying out his government’s agenda - and he may come to regret it

If the Treasury published an audit of the damage done by leaving, Starmer would face a serious political problem

In the footsteps of the 1942 blueprint for a new Britain, a series of essays by leading policy thinkers revisits our key challenges.. and how to fix them.

With action rather than empty words, the new government could make Britain into a happier country, content to enjoy its advantages

Starmer’s first steps prove to voters that he intends to use the power he’s been handed

A Commons elected by supplementary vote and a Lords by PR would help restore trust

Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at the Daily Telegraph, Kemi Badenoch, Michael Gove and more

The new prime minister entered Downing Street in the ‘sunlight of hope’. But the storm to come has only been postponed

The new PM is not a showman or a kamikaze gambler, just straight down the line, with his own individual style of operation

Despite the enormous challenges he faces, Starmer has already grown into the role of prime minister

German media outlets relish any chance to make fun of Britain but with Keir Starmer in power their chances may be running out

Conveniently, the Georgian press saw no reason to focus on the change of government in Britain

Politics doesn’t always go your way, so it’s important to drink it in when it does

The Labour government must now repair the damage done by Britain’s greatest ever political blunder

Some people on the far left don’t think Starmer 'really' won the election and are trying to explain away his victory

Starmer now has a fight on his hands to keep down a new crop of extreme right and left wing MPs

It’s a crushing landslide – but the Tories will have enough MPs to form a functioning opposition

Labour went into a general election confident of a convincing victory for a programme of change - but factors that may sound familiar intervened

Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at Jonathan Gullis, Reform, the Daily Telegraph and more

Meanwhile, in Newark, Robert Jenrick appears to fancy himself as future Tory leader

As populism tries to pull the EU apart and Donald Trump threatens Europe’s security, Keir Starmer will face the challenge of resetting the UK’s role in the continent and the wider world

There is a huge gulf between the shadow cabinet and the real thing. How will Starmer’s untested team cope with the brutal realities of power?

How can a new government make Britain better – and what does ‘better’ even mean nowadays?

For good reason – and much to the frustration of the tabloids – the Labour leader’s wife has done a great job of avoiding the spotlight

Will a Labour government prove quietly competent or will their lack of experience in power lead to trouble?

Will Keir Starmer lead the shift from chaotic Conservative turmoil into a new era of stability, or will it be more of the same?