Keir Starmer

Two elections, two stories – and neither good for Labour

The result of the Caerphilly byelection is a worrying sign for the party

Lucy Powell has a resonant message. The PM should listen

After a disastrous byelection in Wales, Labour’s new deputy leader should not be frozen out by Keir Starmer

The police made a mistake. Starmer is right to wade in

The ban on fans of the Israeli team has become a political football, with police and the PM on opposing teams

Starmer defends UK role in Gaza peace deal after US snub

The prime minister seeks to set record straight on UK efforts behind the scenes, as well as future involvement

Keir Starmer must show he has a strategy to win

A harder challenge lies ahead for the prime minister – persuading voters and some within his party that he can deliver

Dear Keir: If a colleague pushes back on your plan, sack them

Grown-up advice from everyone’s favourite centrist

Starmer played the patriot card – but in a hand with no aces

With his party conference speech the PM may have quelled an uprising, but the battle against Reform has only just begun

Nigel Farage gets a taste of economic reality on his day out at the Bank

Reform's leader is being pernicious in criticising Andrew Bailey for wanting the government to get closer to the EU

The PM’s future rests in the chancellor’s hands

The chancellor will announce a program to guarantee jobs for young people – but it will need more than budget tweaks to work

Andy Burnham taking Keir Starmer’s crown is pure fantasy

Leadership speculation is a distraction from Labour’s real challenge of restoring confidence and offering hope

Labour has never got its plot together enough for a coup

Even if the party manages to break with tradition and oust a prime minister, a hurdle remains: Andy Burnham isn’t an MP

Starmer to unveil ‘patriotic’ plan for next generation of new towns

PM moves to heal party divisions with a pledge to build up to 300,000 homes

The party should rethink its manifesto

Labour made promises, but times have changed

Always do the right thing – at the last possible moment

Grown-up advice from everyone’s favourite centrist

Dear Keir: how not to get dumped? Cling on until the bitter end

Grown-up advice from everyone’s favourite centrist

To tackle Reform, Labour must fly the flag for inclusive patriotism

Challenging the narratives of the populist right means offering a unifying vision grounded in respect, writes Keir Starmer’s biographer

Starmer ready to seize initiative in race against time to save leadership

The prime minister’s supporters say he’s got the message. For others it’s too little, too late

Starmer can forget Mandelson and his flaws but not what he stood for

The former ambassador’s behaviour is worthy of exile – but his policy proposals deserve a second chance