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Britain’s Prime Minister Is Fading Away Before Our Eyes
After a year in power, Keir Starmer appears to be losing not just political weight but material substance, too.
A Year After ‘Loveless Landslide,’ U.K. Leader Is Even Less Popular
With scores of Labour Party lawmakers in open revolt and voters signaling their distaste, some are urging Prime Minister Keir ...
How Keir Starmer Squandered His First Year as Britain’s Leader
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer answers questions during a press conference on Aug. 1, 2024. Britain's Prime Minister ...
Wales' Labour First Minister backs Wealth Tax and piles pressure on Keir Starmer
Eluned Morgan said those with the broadest shoulders pay more as ordinary people were desperately struggling with the cost of living ...
Steve Coogan claims Keir Starmer’s Labour will ‘pave the way’ for Reform UK
Steve Coogan has accused Sir Keir Starmer of paving the way for Reform UK, describing the Labour government’s policies as ...
U.K. Prime Minister Endures Biggest Rebellion of Leadership Over Welfare Cuts
A bill to cut the cost of Britain’s social welfare system passed a hurdle in Parliament on Tuesday, but only after Prime ...
One year in, Labour has a surprising amount to celebrate. But you wouldn’t know it
On top of this, the government has become known for doing some remarkably un-Labour things. In September 2024, it changed the ...
Starmer’s attempt at welfare reform roils his party, capping a troubled first year in office
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer marks a year in office this week, facing challenges from within his party and the public.
In search of Labour’s ‘working people’ – the paradox at the heart of Keir Starmer’s first year in power
The new Labour government is pitching “change” to “working people” but it needs to update its idea of who these people are.
UK leader Starmer waters down planned welfare cuts after revolt in his Labour Party
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has given way to political pressure and watered down planned welfare reforms to avert ...
Starmer’s migrants return deal a ‘publicity stunt’ that won’t win back voters, top pollsters warn
Sir Keir Starmer’s much-lauded “one in, one out” migrant return deal with Emmanuel Macron is a “publicity stunt” that won’t win back voters, Britain’s leading pollsters have warned.Professor Sir John ...
Starmer faces down a revolt over welfare reform after a troubled first year in office
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer marks a year in office this week, facing challenges from within his party and the public ...