6 h. 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

Politics

52 h. 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

Politics

52 h. 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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1 week 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

Economics

1 week ago Brits have become POORER in 2025 as Labour's tax bonanza reduced household incomes despite Starmer's promises

Official national accounts painted a dismal picture, with growth slightly worse than previously thought in the second quarter of the year.

Politics

2 w. ago Loose Women star grills Sir Keir Starmer over violence against women in 'scared' admission

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer faced questions over his promises in new plans to halve violence against women and girls

Events

3 w. ago The Guardian view on Labour’s new peerages: another boost for the ermine arms race | Editorial

Sir Keir Starmer promised to bring meaningful reform to the House of Lords. He is failing to introduce itIn opposition, Sir Keir Starmer called the unelected House of Lords “indefensible”. This week, barely 18 months into his prime ministership, Sir Keir took the total of unelected peers he has appointed since July 2024 to 96. Remarkably, Wednesday’s 34 new life peerages, mainly Labour supporters, take his appointment total above those of each of his four most recent Conservative predecessors. You must go back to David Cameron to find a prime minister who did more to stuff the Lords than Sir Keir.At the last election, Labour presented itself to the voters as a party of Lords reform. The party manifesto promised to remove the remaining hereditary peers, to reform the appointments process, to impose a peers’ retirement age, and to consult on proposals for replacing the Lords with an alternative second chamber. The House of Lords, the manifesto flatly declared, was “too big”....

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3 w. ago Starmer came into power promising action — but change is taking longer than his MPs expected

Some targets are long-term overhauls, others have been dogged by delays. But ministers failed to focus on delivery early on

Politics

3 w. ago Starmer came to power promising action — but change is taking longer than his MPs expected

Some targets are long-term overhauls, others have been dogged by delays. But ministers failed to focus on delivery early on

Politics

4 w. ago Cutting income tax is the promise Anas Sarwar needs to make to distance himself from Keir Starmer

Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says Anas Sarwar may need to bring forward his income tax plan is he wants to eat into the SNP's 17 point lead for Holyrood.

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last month STEPHEN GLOVER: Rachel Reeves' fatal mix of incompetence and mendacity makes her unfit to be Chancellor. It's time for her to put country first and resign

What is to be done about Rachel Reeves? Will she be allowed to go on breaking promises and attracting endless allegations of lying? Or will Sir Keir Starmer finally act - and end our misery?

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