Keir Starmer

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

Keir Starmer can shut down the Tories’ grab for votes and humiliate the PM

After the clown show of Johnson and Truss, Keir Starmer is reassuringly sensible. But will that be enough to save Britain?

The next government needs to eschew the embarrassing "world-beating" rhetoric and acknowledge that the UK must modernise

Joining an outer tier is likely to reopen old battles over freedom of movement

Keir Starmer wants “page-by-page” changes, but Brussels is reluctant to rework a deal that gives it trade advantages

Is the Labour leader ready to step up to the plate and turn Britain into a modern, forward-thinking nation?

Without extra growth, we are doomed to watch our institutions crumble

Some on the left will roll their eyes, but redefining patriotism is something Keir Starmer should do. I want to be proud of a forward-looking, multicultural country