DOMINIC LAWSON: Keir Starmer’s problem?

Yesterday Sir Keir Starmer chalked up a year since becoming leader of the Labour Party. It must seem longer to him — and not just because time appears to pass so slowly during the interminable lockdowns. For he has struggled unavailingly with a party membership still madly missing Jeremy Corbyn — whose evident distaste for … Read more

Keir Starmer’s approval rating slides into negative territory

Sir Keir Starmer’s approval rating slides into negative territory for the first time since he became Labour leader as Boris Johnson enjoys vaccine boost with nine in 10 voters saying the Government has done a good job on rollout Keir Starmer’s leader satisfaction score fell into negative territory for first time  Some 33 per cent … Read more

Sir Keir Starmer’s approval rating sinks to a new low

Sir Keir Starmer’s approval rating sinks to a new low as he faces Labour split over opposition to corporation tax hike as shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds says ‘now is not the time for tax rises’ but hints the party COULD back business raid in the future Keir Starmer’s approval rating has fallen to its lowest … Read more

Keir Starmer’s personal rating falls BELOW Boris Johnson’s

Keir Starmer’s Labour leadership crisis deepens as his personal rating plummets below Boris Johnson’s as the PM enjoys a ‘vaccine bounce’ in the polls as he lays out his lockdown roadmap Starmer’s approval rating with the public now sits at 0, with Boris on 3 per cent PM’s rating has increased from minus territory since … Read more

How could Sir Keir Starmer’s British Recovery Bonds work?

A speech designed to set out an ambitious economic vision for his party and the country, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s address on Thursday was fairly light on substantive policy proposals. But of the two he did announce yesterday, one will have caught the eye of savers who have put away billions during the country’s … Read more

Keir Starmer’s big rebuild is crumbling as he falls in the polls and is accused of stealing ideas

Sir Keir Starmer called for the creation of recovery bonds in his much-anticipated relaunch speech – but suffered a fresh setback as a poll found he was less popular than Boris Johnson. The Labour leader hoped to revive his fortunes within his own party and among voters by setting out a bold vision for the country … Read more

PETER HITCHENS: Has Sir Keir Starmer’s view on the monarchy really changed?

The truth about the Labour Party and its ferociously radical leader Sir Keir Starmer is so obvious that nobody sees it. This is why the recent revelation that the Blair creature himself was once a Trotskyist came and went without any response at all. Nobody in the media wants to believe it, so they simply … Read more

HENRY DEEDES watches Keir Starmer’s fiery clash with Boris Johnson at PMQs

We’ve had to wait a while but Sir Keir Starmer’s lid finally blew yesterday. Out of nowhere, that neatly oiled head of his simply exploded like a shaken-up can of Vimto. For months we have grown accustomed to the Labour leader occupying a saintly plinth inside the chamber, a beacon of trustworthiness, a model of … Read more

Labour MPs prepare to defy Kier Starmer’s call to vote for Boris’s deal

Labour MPs claim ‘we don’t want Brexit blood on our hands’ as they prepare to defy Kier Starmer’s call to vote for Boris’s deal Labour MPs set to defy leader Sir Keir Starmer’s call to vote for the Brexit deal  Around 20 expected to embarrass leader by ignoring abstain or vote against call  Comes despite … Read more

Tory MPs welcome Brexit deal as Keir Starmer’s Labour set to back it

What happens next?  After a Brexit deal text was finalised, the next step is ratification by both sides – and there is not much time before the end of the transition period on January 1.  Christmas Day  Brussels will short-cut its own processes, with the EU Council of member states expected to grant ‘provisional’ implementation … Read more