Opposition parties unite to demand the recall of Parliament as new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer calls for right to probe ministers as coronavirus death toll nears 10,000 Sir Keir said that the House of Commons must be open for business after Easter The new Labour leader said even if it means MPs asking questions … Read more
Momentum’s anger at Keir Starmer’s purge of Labour left as they call on Corbynistas to unite to stop party being ‘taken over’ by centrists’ The organisation has called on left-wing factions within the Labour party to unite Momentum backed Rebecca Long-Bailey in the election, who lost in a landslide New leader has spent his first week … Read more
Is Bridget Jones’ Mr Darcy based on Keir Starmer? New Labour leader ‘flattered’ by claims he inspired Colin Firth character By Kate Thomas for MailOnline Published: 15:09 BST, 6 April 2020 | Updated: 22:51 BST, 6 April 2020 Bridget Jones’s love interest Mr Darcy is rumoured to have been based on new Labour Party leader … Read more
Emmanuel Macron had led a wave of political heavyweights, leaders and celebrities from across the world in wishing Boris Johnson a speedy recovery after he was moved in to intensive care battling coronavirus. Hundreds of messages of support were posted by Mr Johnson’s Conservative colleagues, opposition MPs and world leaders. French president Emmanuel Macron said: ‘All my … Read more
‘The country’s thoughts are with you’: Keir Starmer leads chorus of best wishes from across the political divide as Boris Johnson’s condition worsens Prime Minister transferred to ICU at St Thomas’ Hospital in London at 7pm He remains conscious with No 10 stressing the move was made ‘as a precaution’ Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer … Read more
Keir Starmer, Leader of the Opposition Angela Rayner, deputy Leader and chairwoman of the Labour Party Anneliese Dodds, shadow chancellor of the exchequer Lisa Nandy, shadow foreign secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds, shadow home secretary Rachel Reeves, shadow chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster David Lammy, shadow justice secretary John Healey, shadow defence secretary Ed Miliband, shadow … Read more
Social media posts can be ever so revealing. Who is the unlikeliest fan of Labour’s new leader Sir Keir Starmer? None other, it seems, than our Tory Prime Minister’s own younger brother, Leo Johnson, who has ‘liked’ a series of gushingly positive tweets about the millionaire former lawyer. One of the missives Leo, 52, has … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer has made leadership rival Lisa Nandy his shadow foreign secretary as the new Labour leader announced a series of senior appointments to his top team – and ousted allies of Jeremy Corbyn. Sir Keir has handed massive promotions to shadow junior Treasury minister Anneliese Dodds who he has made his shadow chancellor … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer claims ‘serious mistakes’ have been made by Boris Johnson during the coronavirus crisis as the new Labour leader prepares to unveil his new look shadow cabinet Frontrunner Sir Keir Starmer elected as Jeremy Corbyn’s replacement yesterday Sir Keir immediately accused Boris Johnson of ‘serious mistakes’ on coronavirus Labour’s new leader is widely … Read more
As he knelt before Prince Charles in the Buckingham Palace ballroom, Keir Starmer’s emotions were characteristically difficult to read. Did his heart swell with pride as the knighting sword tapped his shoulder. Or did he feel a little conflicted? After all, reflecting some years earlier, the lawyer said: ‘I got made a Queen’s Counsel, which is … Read more