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Keir Starmer

A photo of Kemi Badenoch speaking at PMQs today
News

Kemi Badenoch slammed for citing ‘fantasy figure’ to claim families will be poorer under Labour

Olivia Barber
2 April, 2025

Keir Starmer called her out for using what she claimed was the OBR’s figure in PMQs

A photo of the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, delivering the government's Spring Statement
Opinion

Why austerity is a political choice not an economic necessity

Prem Sikka
28 March, 2025

Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement is atest

Right-Wing Watch
News

Will the right unite – and how will the left respond?

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
22 March, 2025

If the right unites, especially if Dominic Cummings, the inveterate plotter and ‘strategic genius’ (Barnard Castle rather undermined the genius label) gets into bed with Farage, the left could be in trouble. How Labour responds will be crucial.

Starmer
News

Keir Starmer roasts Kemi Badenoch at PMQs

Basit Mahmood
19 March, 2025

‘The reality is they left open borders, and she was the cheerleader, they crashed the economy, mortgages went through the roof, the NHS was left on its knees and they hollowed out the armed forces.’

Donald Trump
News

Ed Davey calls for Starmer to be more robust with Trump over tariffs

Olivia Barber
12 March, 2025

Starmer said he is ‘disappointed’ by Trump’s decision and is not ruling out retaliatory tariffs

Zelensky and Trump
News

Petitions to cancel Donald Trump’s state visit gather thousands more signatures

Olivia Barber
6 March, 2025

Can the humble petition stop Trump’s visit?

A photo of four of the five Reform UK MPs in Parliament
News

Is tactical voting the way to defeat Reform UK?

Olivia Barber
5 March, 2025

A YouGov study has revealed that in a Labour-Reform UK contest, tactical voting benefits Labour the most

A photo of Keir Starmer speaking at Prime Minister's Questions today
News

Keir Starmer roasts Kemi Badenoch over her ‘desperate search for relevance’ during brutal PMQs

Basit Mahmood
27 February, 2025

“I’m going to have to let the leader of the opposition down gently. She didn’t feature in my thinking at all. I was so busy over the weekend I didn’t even see her proposal.”

A photo of the health and social care secretary, Wes Streeting

Labour government delivers an extra 2 million NHS appointments in its first five months

Basit Mahmood
18 February, 2025

The government says it has been able to deliver the extra two million appointments due to extra evening and weekend working.

Keir Starmer
News

Keir Starmer roasts Kemi Badenoch at PMQs during her worst performance yet

Basit Mahmood
12 February, 2025

“She complains about scripted answers, her script doesn’t allow her to listen to the answer!”

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