Politics

How unpopular is Keir Starmer?

It’s not clear if he has got the message

Politics has left gen Z screaming into the void

As Labour loses support among young people, others are standing by to hoover it up

Two elections, two stories – and neither good for Labour

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

Nigel Farage stages ‘strike’ despite date for next PMQs question

Reform party leader has moved to the public gallery after claiming he is excluded from process in the chamber

Not everyone is happy about the UK’s new digital IDs

Public support plummeted after Keir Starmer announced them

‘Mr President, you’re not the king of the United States of America’

The Vermont senator and voice of the American left talks Trump

Immigrants to train Brits under proposed scheme

It comes after the announcement that workers entering the UK will need to speak English to an A-level standard

Tommy Robinson receives warm reception in Tel Aviv

The British far-right activist was invited to Israel by a government minister

‘War footing’ and a tight defence budget don’t go hand in hand

The UK’s new armaments director may have to learn to say no to expensive procurement programmes

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

New witness statements for collapsed spy case shift focus to the CPS

The Tories and Labour have blamed each other. But there will now be questions about the strength of the allegations

Faulty towers: Whitehall loses its grip on the business of buying

Whether it’s doors for high-security schools or windows for jails, bureaucrats are likely to bungle the order

The Conservatives must stop imitating Reform

Years of blunders have wrecked the Tory brand. Mimicking Nigel Farage won’t rebuild it – owning their failures might

Trump sends the National Guard to Chicago

The president’s military deployments to US cities are unprecedented. They are also on shaky legal ground

Jenrick’s ‘white face’ comment splits Tory ranks

Despite Kemi Badenoch defending the shadow justice secretary’s remarks about Birmingham, other senior Conservatives have slammed his rhetoric

Badenoch’s speech may have bought her more time as Tory leader

The confident speech touched most of the right notes for her Conservative family, but voters are unlikely to be as convinced

Yes, Robert Jenrick, we do have an integration problem

The shadow justice secretary has railed against the lack of integration in parts of Britain. But it’s the ‘flag-bothering patriots’ who don’t want to mix

A sense of decay prevails at the Conservative party conference

Kemi Badenoch is shifting her party further to the right to fend off Reform. It might not work