Starmer
Kicking out the cranks won't save Labour
There is a problem with Sir Keir Starmer’s reported plan to expel 1,000 Labour members associated with ‘poisonous’ groups, and…
Labour's unlocking problem
Labour is unhappy with the government’s plan for unlocking, with leader Sir Keir Starmer calling it ‘reckless’. In the Commons…
Keir Starmer is alienating both sides in the Brexit debate
What is it with Labour and Brexit? An issue that during Theresa May’s premiership looked like it could rip the…
Labour is in last chance saloon
If they have any sense – a proposition I will test later – officials from Labour, the Liberal Democrats and…
Watch: Keir Starmer refuses to deny taking drugs at university
Keir Starmer’s appearance on Piers Morgan’s ‘Life Stories’ is a sign of desperation. The Labour leader knows he must do…
An electoral pact would be disastrous for Labour
How do you tell a politician who has just been punched in the face by the electorate that something is…
Is it time for Keir Starmer to forget about uniting his party?
Campaigning to become Labour leader last year, Keir Starmer said Harold Wilson was his favourite party leader of the last…
Labour are deluding themselves about Boris's 'vaccine bounce'
That vast battalion of pinko pundits who confidently expected Boris Johnson to get a drubbing in last week’s elections has…
Can Labour survive the next election?
Keir Starmer is having a torrid time. Today brings another poll showing his personal approval rating falling. The Labour leader…
Keir Starmer and the 'Pasokification' of Labour
As the Greek debt crisis took hold in the wake of the financial crash, there was one big political casualty.…
Boris shouldn't take the red wall vote for granted
There are two popular reactions to the Hartlepool by-election, which one you favour depending largely on your political tribe. The…
How Labour will spin defeat in Hartlepool
Campaigning in the Hartlepool by-election is reaching its feverish final hours as the Labour party tries to hold onto the…
Diane Abbott has exposed Keir Starmer's Red Wall dilemma
Were Keir Starmer more like Gordon Brown in temperament then by now he’d be throwing his mobile phone at a…
In defence of Keir Starmer
Now that we’ve finally heard Boris Johnson’s ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown, a key question remains: when will we see a…
Green scare: Labour should stop chasing the eco vote
Should the Labour party be worried about the Greens? Some Labour activists think so. The Greens have just become the…
Keir Starmer is Labour’s last hope
Only a few months ago, Keir Starmer was hailed as a prime minister in waiting who was giving Boris Johnson serious…
