8 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

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17 h. ago 'Weird' priorities of civil servants behind UK's support for Egyptian 'extremist' at centre of citizenship row, says Keir Starmer's former aide

Paul Ovenden, who quit as the Prime Minister's director of strategy in September, said Mr Abd El-Fattah's case was a 'running joke' among Downing Streetstaff.

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18 h. ago Poorest have got poorer under Labour while the richest are better off, stark new figures show

Prime minister Keir Starmer pledges to ‘wage all out war’ on the high cost of living

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19 h. ago In Pictures: From fire festival to foam fight, the lighter side of life in 2025

A look at the some of the quirkier events the Press Association covered in the last 12 months.

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30 h. ago Keir Starmer under fresh pressure to scrap Digital ID scheme as poll shows majority of public now oppose it

A long-running poll has found that support for the policy has plummeted since the Prime Minister announced that mandatory Digital ID would be brought in for right-to-work checks.

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30 h. ago Keir Starmer urged to rip up drug deal with 'bully' Donald Trump

The Lib Dems have called on the Prime Minister to tear up a trade agreement with the US and plough billions into sorting the UK's social care crisis instead

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35 h. ago What is Keir Starmer doing to push back the populists? Not nearly enough. We have a plan to take them on | Chris Powell

There is much to learn from the New Labour playbook. We were disciplined, innovative, robust and proactive – and we won• Labour needs complete ‘reset’ to defeat threat posed by Reform UK, says strategist• Chris Powell is an election strategy analyst and advised the Labour party for more than 20 yearsThe next general election will be no ordinary democratic contest. Not the usual swing of the pendulum this way or that. It will be a key moment in the history of our democracy – and it could be less than three years away.Be in no doubt: populists represent a new and terrifying threat to the kind of free elections and free society we cherish, but now take for granted.Chris Powell is an election strategy analyst and advised the Labour party for more than 20 years. David Cowan, who co-authored this article, is founder of Forensics, a data and consumer research consultancy. They are co-founders of winningagainstpopulists.com Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Top lawyer who mentored Sir Keir Starmer condemns Prime Minister's plans to curb jury trials

Edward Fitzgerald KC (pictured) said it was 'most unfortunate' that Labour was planning to get rid of juries for all but the most serious criminal offences in a bid to cut through the courts backlog.

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36 h. ago Psychic's 2026 predictions: From Keir Starmer’s sleepless nights to Sussexes 'strained' relationship

Psychic Gail Hart shares her 2026 predictions, from Keir Starmer suffering sleepless nights as Prime Minister to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's relationship strain

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39 h. ago Can things only get better or is it time for Keir to go? VOTE NOW

SIR Keir Starmer has said “things can only get better” after he admitted frustration at the pace of change in Britain. The Prime Minister, 63, said in his New Year’s message the cost of living will ease and an improved NHS will become a reality this year. But it comes amid dismal poll ratings and a potential challenge to...

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39 h. ago Press Association’s chief political photographer shares favourite images of 2025

Press Association chief political photographer Stefan Rousseau’s pictures showcase both the unexpected and accidental moments of British politics.

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40 h. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Do you agree with Sir Keir Starmer's claim that 'things can and will get better' in 2026?

Sir Keir Starmer has insisted the Government will 'defeat the decline and division offered by others' by 'staying the course' with its efforts to improve public services and the cost of living.

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41 h. ago Second highest number of small boat migrants arrived in UK last year: More than 41,000 crossed Channel in 2025

Keir Starmer is also less than 1,000 migrants away from an unwanted record - having the most people cross the Channel in his premiership after less than two years.

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48 h. ago Scots schoolgirl opens Keir Starmer's eyes to child poverty with heartbreaking letter

“It was moving to see such perception from a child. And shocking to think that the vast majority of children growing up in poverty in Britain today come from working families."

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53 h. ago Keir Starmer admits life for many in Britain 'is still harder than it should be' in his New Year's message

In an upbeat New Year's message, the Prime Minister echoed the New Labour anthem as he insisted that 'things can and will get better'.

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54 h. ago PM vows to ‘defeat decline and division’ by ‘staying the course’ in new year

Sir Keir Starmer conceded life is still ‘harder than it should be’ for many but said more people will begin to feel ‘a sense of hope’ in 2026.

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54 h. ago Keir Starmer vows to ‘stay the course’ in 2026 after Labour leadership speculation

In his New Year message, the Labour prime minister, under pressure over faltering economy and with his party trailing Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in the polls, pledges Britain will ‘turn a corner’ in the next 12 months

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54 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

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54 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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54 h. ago Keir Starmer to woo voters and MPs with new year plan to cut cost of living

PM to highlight energy bill and interest rate cuts, plus end to two-child benefit cap, and to invite his MPs to ChequersKeir Starmer will attempt to rescue his relationship with disillusioned voters and his own fractious MPs in a new year push to reduce the cost of living.The prime minister will give a speech in the coming days focusing on how his government is bringing down living costs, highlighting recent cuts to energy bills and interest rates and the end of the two-child benefit cap. Continue reading...

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