3 h. ago Keir Starmer launches major plan to lift 550,000 kids out of poverty by 2030

Keir Starmer writes for The Mirror as the government launches its long-awaited child poverty strategy to lift over half a million kids out of poverty by the end of the decade

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13 h. ago Starmer's House of cronies could erase dissent within TWO YEARS: Warning that plot to fill Lords with Labour loyalists will allow PM to trample opposition after fight over workers' rights

The PM has been hit by fresh cronyism accusations amid reports he will ennoble party advisers and staffers to strengthen Labour's presence in the House of Lords.

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26 h. ago House of cronies! Starmer plans to pack Lords with Labour allies in bid to strengthen the party's presence in upper chamber

The Prime Minister is said to be ready to hand peerages to dozens of allies in order to strengthen his party's presence in the upper chamber of Parliament.

Society

62 h. ago Awkward moment Real Housewives Of London cast gives very unenthusiastic reaction when asked if they would want Meghan Markle on their show

Real Housewives of London Juliet Angus, Amanda Cronin, Karen Loderick-Peace, Juliet Mayhew, Panthea Parker and Nessie Welschinger were less than enthusiastic.

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3 d. ago Starmer admits he planned to break manifesto pledge on income tax

PM defends last week’s Budget and says ‘there was no misleading’ about economic forecasts

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer admits he planned to break manifesto pledge on income tax

PM defends last week’s Budget and says ‘there was no misleading’ about economic forecasts

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4 d. ago There are those on the left and right who offer only grievance: Labour is getting on with the job of economic renewal | Keir Starmer

Judge last week’s budget in the light of our bold plans to sweep away red tape, tackle inactivity among young people and pursue a closer trading relationship with the EUKeir Starmer is the prime minister of the United KingdomReport: Labour’s economic plan will take years to deliver, Starmer saysAt the budget last week, we made the right choices for Britain, cutting the cost of energy with £150 off bills, protecting the NHS and tackling the scourge of child poverty by removing the two-child limit. We also ensured that the revenue we raised through taxes was done fairly, with everyone contributing but those with the broadest shoulders contributing their fair share. As a result of the choices we made, the budget created a more stable economic environment, driving down inflation and government bond yields. This is vital for protecting our public services, when £1 in every £10 spent by government goes on debt interest.The budget builds on the action we have already taken to improve the e...

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4 d. ago Labour’s economic plan will take years to deliver, Keir Starmer says

Exclusive: PM hits back at critics as he insists Rachel Reeves right to impose £26bn worth of tax rises at budget• Keir Starmer: Labour is getting on with the job of economic renewalLabour’s economic plan will take years to deliver in full, Keir Starmer has said as he tries to regain the narrative after a turbulent response to last week’s budget.In an article for the Guardian, the prime minister hit back at his political opponents, insisting the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, was right to impose £26bn worth of tax rises. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Starmer accused of 'misleading' public over Labour's big tax plans in car

Keir Starmer was repeatedly challenged over whether he deserved the 'trust' of the British people in a bruising interview after the Budget .

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8 d. ago ‘Drone operators are hunted. You feel it from your first day’: the female pilots on Ukraine’s frontline

As casualties mount, recruitment is expanding. Three women talk about why they signed up for a brutal combat environmentWomen have been involved in Ukraine’s drone operations since the early months of the full-scale invasion, but as shortages in the military increase their presence has grown, particularly in FPV (first-person-view) attack units.Casualty figures are not disclosed but widely understood to be high, and Ukraine is becoming reliant on civilians to fill roles that once belonged to trained military personnel. A short but intensive 15-day course is given to a trainee operator for frontline deployment, a turnaround that reflects the urgent need.Indoor and outdoor training courses set up for trainee pilots at a drone school Continue reading...

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1 week ago Talks on Trump’s Ukraine peace plan yield ‘tremendous’ progress

Sir Keir Starmer and other leaders had pushed back against the US-drafted plan.

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1 week ago Donald Trump rants at Ukraine for showing 'zero gratitude' over peace plan

The erratic US President Donald Trump is said to have given Kyiv until Thursday to accept a 28-point plan - despite European leaders, including Keir Starmer, voicing concerns

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1 week ago Trump says his humiliating Ukraine peace plan is NOT a 'final offer' but the war must end now

Speaking to reporters outside the White House on Saturday, Donald Trump said he would like to see peace between Ukraine and Russia, before adding the proposal was not his 'final offer'.

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1 week ago On Ukraine, Starmer sees what Trump refuses to: appeasement never works

Editorial: With the US pushing Zelensky to accept a flawed peace deal, Britain and Europe must help Ukraine stand strong – and Starmer is doing just that

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1 week ago Starmer and other Ukraine allies express ‘concern’ over US peace plan

Donald Trump said his proposal is not a ‘final offer’ but the war must end now

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1 week ago Starmer and Trump agree teams will work together on Ukraine peace plan

Downing Street confirmed Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer had spoken to US President Donald Trump.

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1 week ago Keir Starmer finally given voice in Donald Trump's controversial Ukraine 'peace plan'

International leaders held crunch talks on Ukraine today at the G20 summit in South Africa, shunned by Trump, where they rejected parts of the US President’s peace plan

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1 week ago Starmer to speak to Trump about Ukraine plan challenged by Kyiv’s allies

US, Ukrainian and European national security advisers will discuss the US-drafted plan on Sunday.

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1 week ago Keir Starmer rejects parts of Donald Trump's Ukraine plan ahead of crunch talks

Leaders held urgent crunch talks on Ukraine at the G20 summit in South Africa, where they rejected parts of US President Donald Trump's peace plan for the war-torn country

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1 week ago Starmer and other Ukraine allies say US peace plan ‘will require work’

The G7 and G20 leaders who met at the South Africa summit expressed concerns about the proposal to limit Kyiv’s army.

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