30 h. ago Starmer must deliver on Labour’s manifesto pledges to stop party being ripped apart by decision on Burnham

Editorial: The backlash to the prime minister blocking Andy Burnham from trying to return to the Commons will pile pressure on him to perform better domestically

Society

63 h. ago Wall Street landlords have met a surprising opponent in Trump. So why is Starmer courting them? | Adam Almeida

To win votes, Trump can afford to face up to corporate power – to deliver his promised 1.5m homes, Starmer can’tIn an incredibly polarised society, there are fewer and fewer things that seem to unite both sides of the aisle in the US political system. Yet it turns out that an objection to Wall Street’s grand heist of single-family homes has done just that.We might expect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Elizabeth Warren to rail against the incursion of institutional investors into residential real estate markets, causing rent prices to jump and effectively locking millions of households out of home ownership. However, I admit I was surprised to see JD Vance and Marjorie Taylor Greene striking a similar note. But I was completely dumbfounded to see the real estate tycoon and Wall Street darling Donald Trump sing from the same hymn sheet.Adam Almeida is a writer and researcher living in London Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Voices: Can the steady diplomacy of Keir Starmer win the day?

Editorial: The prime minister has concluded that approaching the president pragmatically is the best means of avoiding escalation – and outlasting ‘peak Trump’

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7 d. ago Welsh Labour politician hailed as a 'powerful voice' by Keir Starmer took his own life the day before his birthday

A Welsh Labour politician hailed as a 'powerful voice' by Keir Starmer killed himself by hanging the day before his birthday, a coroner has ruled.

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7 d. ago Welsh Labour politician hailed as a 'powerful voice' by Keir Starmer killed himself by hanging the day before his birthday, coroner rules

A Welsh Labour politician hailed as a 'powerful voice' by Keir Starmer killed himself by hanging the day before his birthday, a coroner has ruled.

Events

2 w. ago Keir Starmer gives MPs major promise on any British troops sent to Ukraine

The PM made the commitment after the UK, France, and Ukraine's wartime leader Volodymr Zelensky signed a joint declaration in Paris to allow boots on the ground after a ceasefire

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3 w. ago Voices: Keir Starmer’s promise to deliver should have brought results by now

Editorial: The embattled prime minister is much more clear-eyed about the scale of the task ahead of him than many believe – but knowing what to do is not the same as getting on and doing it

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3 w. ago 'Things will get better' in 2026, promises Starmer as he fights to stay PM with Labour facing election blows

The Government saw its popularity fall further in 2025 as Nigel Farage’s Reform UK surged

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer promises Brits will 'have more money' as criticism mounts

In the next 12 months 'more people will begin to feel positive change', Sir Keir Starmer told the nation in his New Year's address. 'We are getting Britain back on track', he added

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