Keir Starmer: No apology needed for accepting ‘freebies’

The prime minister has faced criticism after it emerged he had received clothing donations including suits and glasses from Lord Alli, a Labour peer.

Labour will not offer ‘false hope’ — Keir Starmer’s conference speech in full

Keir Starmer said he will not offer “false hope” or “easy answers” in his first Labour conference speech as prime minister.

Polling guru John Curtice says Starmer suffers from ‘two weaknesses’

Sir John Curtice has highlighted what he sees as the PM’s two main “weaknesses” ahead of his keynote speech to Labour Party conference.

Starmer is speaking the language of austerity, says John McDonnell

Keir Starmer is echoing the language of George Osborne during the austerity years at Labour Party conference, John McDonnell has argued.

Keir Starmer promises ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ will follow difficult decisions

Keir Starmer is to insist that the difficult decisions taken by his government will lead to “light at the end of tunnel.”

Winter fuel payment cut was ‘right decision’ — Rachel Reeves’ speech to Labour conference

Rachel Reeves delivered a speech to Labour Party conference in Liverpool on Monday afternoon, insisting that the government’s controversial cut to the winter fuel payment was the “right decision.” Addressing activists, the chancellor said that when Labour took office, she was told a failure to act quickly to fill the “black hole” in the public […]

Rachel Reeves says she has ‘never been so optimistic about Britain’s future’

Rachel Reeves has said she’s “never been so optimistic” about Britain’s future ahead of her speech to Labour conference on Monday.  Reeves will deliver her speech in the shadow of the row over donations accepted by the prime minister and a number of cabinet ministers — and against the backdrop of hostile briefings about prime […]

Senior Conservative says time has come for ‘charlatan’ Nigel Farage to ‘put up or shut up’

Sir Roger Gale said the time has come for Nigel Farage to “put up or shut up”, three months on from his election as the MP for Clacton. 

Keir Starmer: My ‘government of service’ can counter ‘worrying’ rise of far right

Keir Starmer has said that a “government of service” can counter the rise of right-wing sentiment in the UK. The prime minister, who conducted a series of interviews with regional radio stations on Thursday, also reiterated his view the he is “worried” about the rise of the far right.  Far right disorder erupted on England’s […]

Keir Starmer insists he is ‘completely in control’ after Sue Gray salary leaks

Keir Starmer has insisted he is “completely in control” amid a row within government over the salary taken up by his chief of staff, Sue Gray.