Keir Starmer

It was there, buried in his New Year’s speech – almost everybody missed it

Anything short of a hefty Commons majority will be viewed as a failure for the Labour leader

A general election could be just weeks away. But Labour is yet to have crucial meetings about its agenda in power

As he spoke, his backbenches could barely bring themselves to cheer

A resignation speech by a former home secretary who didn’t resign, and a Prime Minister’s Questions for a PM who is barely in charge – welcome to another day of government dysfunction in Westminster

Being “Tory Lite” will do him no favours at the next election

The Labour leader’s love of EU anthem Ode to Joy has caused faux outrage.. and hopes that he might just be a Rejoiner after all

What would you buy Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer for Christmas?

From planning laws to better skills to a proper industrial strategy, all is not quite lost for Britain

By appealing to Tory voters, Labour’s leader is merely showing how much he wants the Tories out of power

More people than ever before will be able to vote in the next election but these citizens are still at risk of being ignored

The prime minister was stung by the Labour leader's description of a "man with the reverse Midas touch"

Which bittersweet symphonies best sum up Britain’s political parties?

Keir Starmer focused on the prime minister’s five new priorities as the Commons warmed up for the autumn statement

The crisis has put the Labour leader between a rock and a hard place

It will be the only way to hold off an extremist, post-defeat Tory party

‘There is no room for a renegotiation of substance’ says the EU’s former Brexit chief

Two good ideas for an incoming Labour government come from a former Tory minister’s report

The by-election results suggest a Conservative wipe-out at the General Election. But defeat on that scale could push the party towards extremism

Glitter made his conference speech interesting. But, why should the Labour leader stop there?

It’s hard to look at all the problems facing the UK today and conclude that the planning system is key to putting them right

Shadow housing and planning minister Matthew Pennycook opposed a new development two years ago

Hardcore Remainers were disappointed but unbowed by Keir Starmer’s conference

This week, Keir Starmer needed to show, in policy terms, how life in Britain would change if he became prime minister

I would take a wrecking ball to Buckingham Palace, one of the ugliest buildings in London

Despite an invader on stage and an elephant in the room, Labour’s leader looks in control of his party and his destiny

Letting Labour hold their conference last is another Conservative blunder

Safety-first will not save Britain’s economy and Labour’s leader knows it

The Labour leader’s praise for Clement Attlee in a new book is significant

In Liverpool, Labour needs to gather the kind of momentum that will bury the Tories for a generation

Polling suggests that a victory for the party at the next general election could be anything from a coalition to a landslide

Keir Starmer should put democratic reform at the heart of his strategy