3 d. ago Fury at Keir Starmer's Christmas message about going to the pub as industry reaches crisis

Mr Starmer made a nearly three minute long recorded speech in which he mentioned - with a wry smirk - people might 'heading to the pub' this Christmas.

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4 d. ago Everything you need to know about Sir Keir Starmer's Christmas message

Everything you need to know about Sir Keir Starmer's Christmas message released on Christmas Eve

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5 d. ago Starmer urges Britons to ‘reach out’ to each other over Christmas

Sir Keir Starmer has urged Britons to “reach out to friends, relatives, and neighbours” this Christmas.

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer admits many ‘still struggling with cost of living’ in Christmas message

The Prime Minister urged Britons to ‘do our bit’ over the festive period and ‘reach out’ to others

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer focuses on high cost of living in Christmas message

The prime minister said ‘we should each do our bit’ as he urged Britons to ‘reach out’ to friends, relatives and neighbours

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer encourages Britons to ‘reach out’ to others this Christmas

Prime minister calls on people to show kindness to friends or family as leaders broadcast their festive messagesKeir Starmer has called on Britons to show kindness to struggling friends or family this Christmas, saying being in touch with those in need can make a big difference.Starmer, whose brother died last Boxing Day, said people should channel the spirit of the many volunteers and public sector workers who are on duty this Christmas by resolving to get back in touch with those who might find the time of year difficult. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer shares Christmas message with cost of living promise and workers tribute

In message from No10, Prime Minister Keir Starmer pays tribute to those who will be putting on their uniform, or reaching out to those in need, over the Christmas period

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5 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer issues Christmas message and tells UK 'we should each do our bit'

Keir Starmer has said 'we should each do our bit' to help people with the cost of living in his Christmas message

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5 d. ago Prime Minister Starmer doesn’t shy away from high cost of living in Christmas message

The Prime Minister said ‘we should each do our bit’ as he urged Britons to ‘reach out’ to friends, relatives and neighbours

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5 d. ago Keir's last Christmas in No10? Voters believe Starmer will be gone within a year as anger mounts in Labour ranks at shambolic government

YouGov research found half of the public expect the PM to be gone within a year, including 19 per cent who are 'definite' about his demise.

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6 d. ago Keir Starmer hosts frontline workers for early Christmas dinner at No 10

Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer hosted public sector workers at 10 Downing Street for an early Christmas dinner, honouring those who will spend the festive period working to keep the country safe.

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6 d. ago Netflix now streaming 'emotional masterpiece' period drama with near

Netflix has added a fan-favourite romance film starring Keira Knightley to its Christmas lineup

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7 d. ago Top minister says Keir Starmer will remain as PM and issues brutal Reform attack

Keir Starmer will 'absolutely' be Prime Minister by Christmas next year, Labour’s chair has promised, as she savaged Reform UK offering 'nothing' to help with the cost of living

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7 d. ago Keir Starmer will ‘absolutely’ be PM next Christmas, Labour chairwoman says

Anna Turley also insisted people would start to feel the change promised by the Government ‘in their pockets’ over the next year.

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9 d. ago Leasehold reform delayed until next year as fears mount that Labour will not cap ground rents as promised

Details of the Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill were expected to be made public before the end of this year, but that has been pushed back.

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1 week ago QUENTIN LETTS: Asked how he'd spend his final Christmas in No. 10, nasal knight Keir blinked... and pouted

Labour backbencher Antonia Bance, who represents the (quite possibly deaf) people of Tipton and Wednesbury, was louder than a Concorde in the Commons.

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1 week ago 'His MPs want a new leader for Christmas!' Kemi Badenoch goads 'undertaker' Starmer at last PMQs before festive break

Kemi Badenoch goaded Keir Starmer over the mounting crisis engulfing Labour as they clashed in the Commons.

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1 week ago Keir Starmer's brutal 'festive advice' to Reform UK has MPs in stitches at PMQs

Opening his final PMQs of 2025, Keir Starmer wished a Merry Christmas to MPs, parliamentary staff and their families in Westminster - before turning to Nigel Farage's party

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1 week ago 'The rule is no tongue': Keira Knightley reveals screen kiss 'etiquette' as she reflects on smooching Joe Wilkinson in the Waitrose Christmas advert

The actress, 40, and comedian, 50, star alongside each other in the retailer's Love Actually-inspired four-minute mini-movie inspired by Richard Curtis rom-coms, The Perfect Gift.

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1 week ago Trump’s $10bn attack on the BBC doesn’t have to make sense. In his absurd world, he has already won | Jane Martinson

The legal action has made news and it will do damage. A potential disaster for the corporation and the UK, but a good day’s work for this presidentLove Actually may be a terrible movie, but it provides one speech that’s hard not to wish into reality this Christmas. Keir Starmer, the actual, nonfictional UK prime minister, needs to channel the one played by Hugh Grant – and stand up to an absurd US president now bullying the BBC with a $10bn lawsuit.Just imagine for one moment that Starmer decided to make Donald Trump’s claim against the BBC the final straw for a special relationship that is increasingly special only in a bad way. That would not be outlandish, for not only has Trump taken aim against a British broadcaster, but earlier this week it seemed that his promise of an AI “prosperity deal” (bought, let’s not forget, with gurning invites to Windsor Castle) is set to evaporate. As the fictional Love Actually PM once said: “A friend who bullies us is no longer a friend Since bul...

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