15 h. ago Keir Starmer gives major update after NATO boss issues alarming WW3 warning

Keir Starmer headed a Coalition of the Willing meeting as crunch talks aimed at securing peace in Ukraine continue - hours after NATO boss Mark Rutte warned about Putin's 'next target'

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58 h. ago Keir Starmer's plan to save Britain's children from three major dangers

PM Keir Starmer has vowed to tackle a crisis of young people struggling with 'unprecedented levels of isolation' with the launch of a landmark youth strategy on Wednesday

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6 d. ago Four major pledges in Keir Starmer's plan to tackle child poverty

Keir Starmer has said Labour's 'moral mission' is to fight child poverty as he launched a blueprint to lift over half a million kids out of poverty by the end of the decade

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7 d. 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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1 week ago Zelenskyy sets out Ukraine’s red lines in press conference with Macron – Europe live

Ukrainian president says focus remains on security guarantees, maintaining sovereignty and territory UK prime minister Keir Starmer is delivering a major economy speech this morning.You can follow all the key lines on our UK live blog with my colleague Andrew Sparrow, but there’s a particular line of argument that will no doubt reasonate in Europe, too.“Let me be crystal clear, there is no credible economic vision for Britain that does not position us as an open, trading economy.So we must all now confront the reality that the Brexit deal we have significantly hurt our economy and so for economic renewal, we have to keep reducing frictions. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Zelenskyy says Ukraine peace must be ‘durable’ after Macron talks as US team head to Moscow – Europe live

Ukrainian president embarks on busy week of diplomacy as US ups pressure to end warUK prime minister Keir Starmer is delivering a major economy speech this morning.You can follow all the key lines on our UK live blog with my colleague Andrew Sparrow, but there’s a particular line of argument that will no doubt reasonate in Europe, too.“Let me be crystal clear, there is no credible economic vision for Britain that does not position us as an open, trading economy.So we must all now confront the reality that the Brexit deal we have significantly hurt our economy and so for economic renewal, we have to keep reducing frictions. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Keir Starmer speech LIVE: PM vows to go after welfare amid Rachel Reeves 'lies' accusations

In a major speech in London, Keir Starmer will call for sweeping welfare reforms - but he is likely to face questions about whether Rachel Reeves misled the public ahead of the Budget

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3 w. ago Lack of planning has hit Labour’s efforts to fix public services, says thinktank

Keir Starmer accused of failing to adequately strategise while in opposition, leading to uncoordinated policymaking Keir Starmer is failing to make major improvements to public services partly because he did not plan properly while in opposition, according to a report from the Institute for Government (IfG).The prime minister went into government without a clear idea about how to achieve his targets, the IfG found, resulting in haphazard attempts to reform various sectors, from the health service to the courts. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Live updates as Keir Starmer visits Anglesey after major nuclear announcement

The UK's first small modular nuclear reactor will be built at Wylfa, creating thousands of jobs

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4 w. ago Keir Starmer 'will sack No10 aide' but faces major problem (he's not sure who it is)

The Energy Secretary Ed Miliband claimed the PM 'hates' negative briefings, and would sack whoever started the row over his leadership if he could find out who it was

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4 w. ago Keir Starmer 'will sack No10 aide' behind chaos but faces major problem

The Energy Secretary Ed Miliband claimed the PM 'hates' negative briefings, and would sack whoever started the row over his leadership if he could find out who it was

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