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Starmer faces first major Brexit test as unionists request Stormont brake
UK government has been asked to veto EU law update applying in Northern Ireland relating to chemical labelling. Keir Starmer is facing his first major test over Brexit after unionists in Northern ...The Guardian - 16h -
British PM Starmer urges Trump to stand with Ukraine
The United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer is urging President-elect Trump to stand with Ukraine in its war against Russia. Starmer and Trump spoke on the phone Wednesday, their second call ...The Hill - 2d -
Starmer defends sandwiches as Badenoch says they are 'not real food'
The Conservative leader says sandwiches are "not real food" while the PM says they are a British institution.BBC News - Dec. 12 -
Starmer's plan to solve housing crisis faces first big test
Keir Starmer has vowed to beat building "blockers" but can he override stiff local resistance?BBC News - Dec. 12 -
Keir Starmer and the Cummings consensus
The Tories fell short of their rhetoric — if the PM is following their path, he needs to learn why reform has failed in the pastFinancial Times - Dec. 12 -
Keir Starmer to hold talks with the EU on defence co-operation
British premier will accept an invitation by the bloc to discuss security matters, in the latest sign of improving relationsFinancial Times - Dec. 12 -
NHS in England ‘confused’ about Starmer’s priorities, health bosses warn
Focus on 18-week waiting list target risks diverting attention away from other critical areas, service leaders sayFinancial Times - Dec. 10 -
Too early to remove Syrian rebels from terror list, says Starmer
The PM said no decision had been made after the group led the overthrow of al-Assad rule.BBC News - Dec. 9 -
Jamal Khashoggi’s widow urges Starmer to raise husband’s murder at Saudi meeting
Starmer will meet crown prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia for talks about forging closer ties on Monday. Jamal Khashoggi’s widow has urged Keir Starmer to raise her husband’s murder at his ...The Guardian - Dec. 9 -
Starmer welcomes fall of Assad's 'barbaric regime'
The UK prime minister said it was "early days" when asked whether the government would engage with Syrian rebels.BBC News - Dec. 8 -
Starmer to meet Saudi crown prince in push for infrastructure cash
Wooing of Mohammed bin Salman controversial because of human rights concerns. Keir Starmer will meet Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman , as part of a controversial ...The Guardian - Dec. 7 -
No more Mr Nice Guy for Keir Starmer
The prime minister set out his "plan for change" in a major speech which covered priorities including the economyBBC News - Dec. 7 -
Chris Riddell on Keir Starmer’s milestones. What about the Brexit millstone? – cartoon
The prime minister has made pledges on the cost of living and NHS, but his EU stance could undermine progress. Continue reading...The Guardian - Dec. 7 -
Starmer to launch major government spending review
Ministers told to make their case for money from tight public fundsFinancial Times - Dec. 6 -
Civil servants’ union boss writes to Starmer over ‘frankly insulting’ criticism
Exclusive: FDA general secretary urges PM to rethink ‘Trumpian’ language about Whitehall. The head of the senior civil servants’ union has written to Keir Starmer urging him to rethink his “frankly ...The Guardian - Dec. 6 -
Starmer and Dominic Cummings now agree on one thing - the civil service is a problem
The government’s aims are bold, but they want to galvanise the civil servants who implement the government’s agenda.BBC News - Dec. 6 -
No plan for more tax rises but we can't rule it out - Starmer
The PM says voters can judge him at the next general election on whether their living standards have improved.BBC News - Dec. 6 -
How Starmer wants to sharpen Whitehall is unclear
PM speech may herald a Starmerite era of public sector reform mirroring that of Tony Blair, but it faces economic challengesFinancial Times - Dec. 6 -
How reachable are Keir Starmer’s new policy ‘milestones’?
Targets aimed at showing voters that government is on track vary wildly in ambition, experts sayFinancial Times - Dec. 5 -
Will Starmer’s new milestones become millstones?
In a live event of the show, the team reviews Labour’s first five monthsFinancial Times - Dec. 5 -
The Starmer pledges that will be hard to hit
The prime minister has set out what's he's calling Labour's "plan for change" - the goals for his government to achieve.BBC News - Dec. 5 -
Judge Labour on six targets, Starmer says in major speech
The PM says the pledges, ranging from living standards to the NHS, will allow voters to hold the government to account.BBC News - Dec. 5 -
Missing: a clear direction for Starmer
Labour’s obsession with winning the next election is distorting governmentFinancial Times - Dec. 5 -
Keir Starmer's Six Milestones (Don't Call it a Relaunch)
What was in the Prime Minister’s ‘Plan for Change’?BBC News - Dec. 5 -
Keir Starmer waters down UK clean power target in policy reset
PM also redefines economic growth goals as he sets out ‘milestones’ for governmentFinancial Times - Dec. 5 -
Starmer, it’s all about delivering on those pledges
Labour’s biggest problem remains its promises on income tax, value added tax and national insuranceFinancial Times - Dec. 5 -
Starmer to take aim at Whitehall with new UK ‘mission’ targets
Prime minister will outline milestones as he faces plunging poll ratingsFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
Starmer refuses to repeat Labour’s G7 growth pledge
Prime minister will set new target on Thursday, as he courts investment during Qatari visit to BritainFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
Keir Starmer's reset
Amol and Nick on whether the PM’s big speech is a reset moment after a bumpy few months.BBC News - Dec. 4 -
Starmer plans peerage for former chief of staff Sue Gray
PM’s ‘political list’ said to be long even as he axes 92 hereditary peers to trim the size of the LordsFinancial Times - Dec. 3 -
After months of dysfunction and miscommunication, is the Starmer method finally working? | Rafael Behr
The prime minister won’t learn charisma, but he has a record of going places by doggedly clearing the obstacles in his way. If Rishi Sunak had clung to power until the very end of the five-year ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
UK's Starmer hosts Greek leader but says Parthenon Marbles are not on the agenda
Greece’s prime minister is in London on for his first top-level U.K. meeting since a spat last year over the contested Parthenon MarblesABC News - Dec. 3 -
Greece hopeful of deal on Parthenon Sculptures as Starmer meets Mitsotakis
Downing Street reiterates that UK prime minister will not stand in way of deal between Athens and British MuseumFinancial Times - Dec. 3 -
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Keir Starmer, the operator, the fixer, not the visionary
It remains to be seen whether the breadth of the PM’s government is a strength or a weaknessFinancial Times - Dec. 3 -
Starmer: UK does not need to choose between US and EU
It's "plain wrong" to suggest Donald Trump's return to the White House means the UK needs to pick a side, the PM says.BBC News - Dec. 3 -
The Papers: Starmer wants 'closer US ties' and Wallace 'Boiling Point'
The PM's comments on Donald Trump and the fallout over allegations about the MasterChef presenter lead the papers.BBC News - Dec. 3 -
UK chemicals sector doubts Starmer ‘reset’ will end Brexit blues
Businesses say regulatory and customs frictions will barely be eased if Labour government sticks to red lines on EUFinancial Times - Dec. 3 -
Starmer rejects false choice between Trump’s US and EU in key speech
At lord mayor’s banquet in London, British PM says ‘national interest demands that we work with both’. Keir Starmer has “utterly rejected” the idea that the UK must choose between the United States ...The Guardian - Dec. 2 -
Britain need not choose between Trump and EU, Starmer says
UK prime minister vows to strengthen ties with Washington, Brussels and Beijing in set-piece speechFinancial Times - Dec. 2
