9 h. ago Yes, Keir Starmer is Britain’s most unpopular PM ever. That could liberate him | Polly Toynbee

Forget the public vitriol and use the next four years to get things done – first and foremost, whatever it takes to stop ReformWhat hell is the life of politics. Look around that cabinet table: each person is confronted with near impossible-portfolios without the means to do what they know is needed. After another nightmare week, many in the dark watches must ask themselves why the hell they gave their lives to this brutally thankless task.Their inheritance was even more ruinous than feared: they were bequeathed landmines, dishonest traps and gaping holes. Brexit is emerging as even more economically crippling than expected, now losing the exchequer £80bn a year. They are blighted by bad luck: the Trump destroyer landed on their watch. What worse mishap than a prison officer setting free a refused asylum-seeker sex offender? Small boat arrivals feel unstoppable. An unfortunate deputy leadership election right now was bound to give Keir Starmer a bruising. The 11% vote share at the C...

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6 d. ago Nothing else has worked – so Starmer and Reeves are finally telling the truth about Brexit | Rafael Behr

It is the right way to go: leaving the EU has been a disaster. But refusing to admit it has cost Labour precious time and credibilityThe UK government is trying out a new Brexit stance, not to be mistaken for a change in policy. The shift is tonal.Previously, Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves talked about Britain’s detachment from the rest of Europe as a feature of the natural landscape, awkward to navigate perhaps, but nobody’s fault. Now they are prepared to say it is an affliction.Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Pride of Britain 2025 as Susan Boyle and Keir Starmer walk the red carpet

This year's Pride of Britain awards are being held at London's Grosvenor House, with a host of celebrities and well-known faces in attendance

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2 w. ago Starmer claims his decision to recognise Palestinian state HELPED Trump to strike Gaza peace deal

Keir Starmer insisted he was 'proud' of the 'contribution' Britain had made as he made a statement to MPs.

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2 w. ago Awkward moment Donald Trump asks Giorgia Meloni 'You won't be offended if I say you're beautiful, right? Because you are'

The US president made the comment yesterday while addressing the press in front of several global leaders, including Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Canada 's Mark Carney, in Egypt.

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2 w. ago Good Morning Britain halted for breaking news as Keir Starmer sparks outrage

Good Morning Britain was interrupted as Keir Starmer issued a plea to world leaders after news broke that Israeli hostages were being released.

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2 w. ago Flynn: Starmer has pushed ‘broken’ Britain from ‘bad to worse’

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn will say Scotland needs a ‘fresh start’ with independence during his opening speech at the party’s conference.

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer 'had access to MI5 dossier showing China is a threat to Britain' before the collapse of spying case, claim Tories

Former ministers said the security services had prepared a dossier of evidence with 'hundreds' of examples and case studies that proved China was a threat.

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2 w. ago Britain should embrace voluntary ID cards, Keir Starmer suggests

Prime minister to hold meetings on the use of digital ID cards on two-day trade trip to India, where they have already been adopted

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer's comments spark outrage on Good Morning Britain as viewers call him 'out of touch'

Sir Keir Starmer has left viewers of Good Morning Britain outraged as hosts Susanna Reid and Ed Balls report on the Prime Minister's latest comments.

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3 w. ago Prime Minister ‘appalled’ by suspected arson at seaside mosque

Sir Keir Starmer’s official spokesman said anti-Muslim hatred has no place in Britain.

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3 w. ago The country that inspired Keir Starmer's digital ID card fiasco: Labour's blueprint for Britain is a 'goldmine for hackers and scammers to steal your money'

The digital ID system used by 1.4million people in the Baltic state country is said to be the blueprint for Keir Starmer 's so-called Brit Card.

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3 w. ago Zack Polanski warns Keir Starmer’s Britain is descending into authoritarianism

The politician is pitching the Green Party as a left-wing alternative for disgruntled Labour voters

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer vows 'Britain must defeat hate' against Jews after synagogue deaths

Speaking after he chaired a Cobra meeting at Downing Street in response to the incident, the PM said: "It is a hatred that is rising once again, and Britain must defeat it once again."

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3 w. ago Only Keir Starmer KC can fix Britain’s broken migration laws

Editorial: The prime minister has staked his reputation on recognising that our relationship with the European Convention on Human Rights isn’t working. His unassailable record as a defender of those rights must be brought to full force to save our immigration system from itself

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3 w. ago Sir Keir Starmer blames Brexit for migrant crisis and rebrands crossings 'Farage boats'

Sir Keir Starmer said that before Britain left Brussels, returns agreements with the EU would enable illegal migrants to be sent packing as he lays blame for migrant crossings

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3 w. ago Starmer is dangerously inciting the radical Left and is not fit to lead, blasts furious Farage in response to PM's he 'doesn't like Britain' attack

Keir Starmer used his keynote speech to Labour conference in Liverpool to talk up the threat posed by Reform and draw deep dividing lines.

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer speech: Prime Minister lumps SNP in with Reform, claiming both 'want Britain to fail'

Sir Keir also had a couple of jabs at Gordon Brown in his keynote speech.

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3 w. ago Starmer seeks to restore pride in Britain amid plans to take on Reform

The Prime Minister put controlling immigration and growing the economy at the forefront of his proposals to renew the UK.

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3 w. ago Nigel Farage hits back after Keir Starmer claims Reform leader 'doesn't like Britain'

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest developments from the Labour Party conference in Liverpool where Sir Keir Starmer will make his keynote address as he bids to boost his ailing premiership.

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