18 h. ago Voices: Rachel Reeves risks becoming the ‘Chino Chancellor’ – chancellor in name only

By hiring Treasury second-in-command Darren Jones to work with him in No 10, with a new high-powered team of economic aides, Keir Starmer has effectively downgraded his chancellor, says Simon Walters

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20 h. ago Voices: Rachel Reeves risks becoming the ‘Cino’ Chancellor – chancellor in name only

By hiring Treasury second-in-command Darren Jones to work with him in No 10 – and with a new high-powered team of economic aides – Keir Starmer has effectively downgraded his chancellor, says Simon Walters

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4 d. ago Voices: Mon dieu, France – this is no time for un political meltdown!

Next month’s surprise confidence vote could bring down an already crisis-hit minority government, test the country’s governability and end with a drastic power shift – it might also be bad news for Keir Starmer and his coalition of the willing, says Mary Dejevsky

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5 d. ago Who are the top aides Keir Starmer has sacked in the last year as Nin Pandit leaves

A string of high-profile sackings and resignations has marked Prime Minister Keir Starmer's first year in power, culminating in the recent departure of his top civil servant

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7 d. ago Labour politician, 47, hailed by Keir Starmer as 'a powerful voice' was found hanged at home, inquest hears

Hefin David, 47, who had served as the Member of the Senedd for Caerphilly since 2016 and had two children with fellow MS Vikki Howells, died on August 12.

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2 w. ago Starmer ‘set to revive Northern Powerhouse Rail plan’ to boost UK infrastructure

Sir Keir Starmer is set to make the announcement before the Labour conference in a speech with chancellor Rachel Reeves

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2 w. ago If stopping the boats were simple, it would have happened by now

Editorial: With the number of people who have crossed the Channel on small boats since Keir Starmer came to power passing 50,000, it is a reminder that, during the election, Labour gave the impression it had a plan to fix the problem of irregular migration. But that is not to decry their efforts so far

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer urged to give tourist tax powers to local leaders to boost public services

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has previously called for a mandatory 'tourist levy' for those visiting the city with Edinburgh already set to introduce a charge

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4 w. ago Keir Starmer could recognise a Palestinian state with Hamas still in power

The Prime Minister last week announced Britain would recognise Palestinian statehood in September, ahead of the UN General Assembly.

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last month Embarrassment for Keir Starmer's top aide who told PM he had to smash smuggling gangs

Nobody understands the electoral cost of failing to tackle the migrant crisis more than Sir Keir Starmer 's powerful right-hand man Morgan McSweeney.

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