Pippa and Kiran discuss the prime minister’s speech on Monday and ask whether it will take attention away from allegations that the chancellor misled the public with her budget statements. Plus: chaos at Your Party’s first conference Continue reading…
PM says he aims to secure investment to help deal with cost of living and shore up support for Ukraine Keir Starmer has defended his decision to travel to South Africa for the G20 summit days before the budget and despite the planned absence of Donald Trump. The prime minister will arrive in South Africa … Read more
PM attacks ‘toxic division of Reform’ and gives strongest signal yet that two-child benefit cap will be lifted UK politics live – latest updates Decades-old racism is returning to British politics, and “it makes people feel very scared” Keir Starmer has said, warning that divisive hard-right politics was “tearing our country apart”. Speaking to the … Read more
Prime minister praises Scottish band Orange Juice and shares details about his family life in Radio 3 interview Keir Starmer has said he is a fan of the Scottish post-punk band Orange Juice and northern soul, in a deep dive of his musical tastes and personal life. On BBC Radio 3’s Private Passions, Starmer chose … Read more
Prime minister says the identification would never be needed to access hospitals amid fears over civil liberties Keir Starmer has set out his vision for digital IDs as he fights to win back public support for the scheme. The prime minister’s plan for digital IDs was met with criticism when it was announced last month, … Read more
UK PM greeted by thousands of posters of his face in Mumbai after clinching deal, despite torrid month back home Prime ministers often experience absurdly parallel lives on the world stage and at home – feted among fellow leaders and pilloried domestically. Never was that more obvious than during the prime minister’s trip to India … Read more
Breakthrough in Gaza possible thanks to US president’s leadership, says prime minister during India trade visit Starmer enters parallel universe as red carpet pulled out in India amid trade deal Keir Starmer has said the Gaza ceasefire deal “would not have happened without President Trump’s leadership”, but stopped short of endorsing the US president for … Read more
Prime minister answers his critics in conference speech but the real challenges still lie ahead When Keir Starmer sat in the chair for his broadcast interview at the start of the Labour conference on Sunday, he already had a clear idea of what he wanted to pull off during the four-day political gathering in Liverpool. … Read more
Prime minister lambasts Nigel Farage and the politics of Reform in combative Labour conference speech Keir Starmer has warned that Britain faces an era-defining choice between Labour and the populist right, as he launched a scathing attack on Nigel Farage, saying the Reform leader neither “liked or believed in Britain”. In a speech that drew … Read more
PM tells conference choice is between ‘decency or division, renewal or decline’, amid rise of Nigel Farage and Reform UK UK politics live – latest updates Britain faces a “defining choice” between a patriotic Labour party promising national renewal or “division and decline” under the “snake oil merchant” Nigel Farage, Keir Starmer has said. Speaking … Read more