Boris and Starmer are neck-and-neck in the opinion polls: Labour draws level with Tories on eve of first ‘virtual’ party conference – as 38% of Britons say new opposition leader looks like a PM-in-waiting Labour draws level with Conservatives in opinion polls with both on 40 per cent Poll also shows that Labour has gained … Read more
Keir Starmer and other senior political leaders from across the UK tonight demanded Boris Johnson join them for an emergency Cobra meeting amid fears that the coronavirus pandemic is spiralling out of control. The Labour leader joined Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and her Welsh counterpart Mark Drakeford to call for a cross-party conference amid … Read more
Keir Starmer reveals one of his children has tested NEGATIVE for coronavirus as he leaves sel-isolation but still skips PMQs Sir Keir Starmer is out of self-isolation after one of children tested negative The Labour leader said he had only got a test because wife works for the NHS Condemned the government’s ‘unacceptable’ testing system … Read more
Keir Starmer lashes Extinction Rebellion over ‘counterproductive’ protest at printing presses Extinction Rebellion group staged protests at printing works in Herfordshire Sir Keir Starmer said the blockade pm September 4 was ‘counterproductive’ He warned that such action reduced public sympathy for the group’s cause By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 16:10 BST, 14 … Read more
Keir Starmer goes into self-isolation as member of household shows Covid symptoms – hours after Labour leader was in the LBC studios Keir Starmer is self-isolating after a member of household showed symptoms Labour leader went into quarantine hours after doing a phone-in on LBC radio Party said member of household has had a coronavirus … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer tells Boris Johnson Labour will BACK the PM’s Brexit plans – if he scraps EU divorce deal proposals that would break international law Sir Keir Starmer said Labour will back PM’s Brexit plans if concerns addressed Labour want the PM to scrap proposals which would break international law Sir Keir said PM’s … Read more
Dilyn, the terrier regularly photographed alongside Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds, has announced that he will shortly be leaving Downing Street for ‘exciting new challenges’. Downing Street continues to deny all reports of a ‘rift’, but a number of reports over the summer have indicated that Dilyn was dissatisfied with his … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer warns UK’s test and trace system is ‘on the verge of collapse’ as cases being to rise – and demands Boris Johnson ‘takes responsibility’ Sir Keir Starmer said Boris Johnson failed to implement a track and trace system He said the PM could have used the summer to implement a proper scheme … Read more
Politicians from across the political sphere have hit out at Extinction Rebellion activists who blocked printworks on Friday. More than 100 protesters targeted Newsprinters printing works at Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, and Knowsley, near Liverpool, blocking newspapers from leaving the depots. The move has been widely criticised, with Home Secretary Priti Patel said to be looking at … Read more
Labour plans to portray Sir Keir Starmer as the hero lawyer who foiled a ‘British 9/11’ in a bid to ‘outflank’ Boris Johnson on law and order Labour strategists are planning to ‘outflank’ Prime Minister on law and order Starmer oversaw prosecution of terrorists linked to Al Qaeda suicide bomb plot The men planned to … Read more