Sir Keir Starmer today took the gloves off in his battle against Boris Johnson as he battered the Prime Minister over the Government’s test and trace programme, decision to reopen schools and transparency. Sir Keir tried to use PMQs this lunchtime to score body blows on the PM over key parts of the Government’s coronavirus … Read more
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has launched a scathing attack on Boris Johnson, telling the Prime Minister to ‘get a grip’ of a the Covid-19 crisis. More than two months after it began on March 23, Mr Starmer says there is still no formal strategy for leaving lockdown. In an interview with The Guardian, Mr … Read more
Health chiefs accuse Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer of using NHS as a scapegoat in political blame game over care home deaths NHS Providers accused the party leaders of using the NHS as a scapegoat Chief executive Chris Hopson penned a letter to both Johnson and Starmer Labour claimed Covid-19 patients were sent to care … Read more
Labour leader Keir Starmer says he will NOT try to rejoin the EU if he wins the next electon because the Brexit debate is ‘over’ Sir Keir Starmer has insisted the Brexit debate ‘over’ and focus on life outside EU Made clear he will not campaign to rejoin the bloc at the next election in … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer has urged primary schools to reopen in England as soon as possible as he revealed that his own children have attended lessons throughout lockdown. The Labour leader said his 11-year-old son and nine-year-old daughter were still going to state school in north London as his wife Victoria is an NHS key worker. … Read more
Man of the people? New Labour leader Sir Keir owns seven acres of land in Surrey worth up to £10m Sir Keir Starmer owns seven acres of land that could be worth up to £10 million The property is on a green belt next to the Surrey home where he grew up The leader’s spokesman … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer accuses Boris Johnson of a coronavirus cover-up by ditching international death comparisons as UK becomes worst hit country in Europe with 32,692 dead Downing Street regularly published global death comparison slide for 7 weeks But Number 10 now appears to have stopped publishing the comparison data Sir Keir Starmer claimed Boris Johnson … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn faces claims of ‘backseat driving’ bid to undermine Sir Keir Starmer by implying he was botching Labour’s coronavirus response Corbyn sparked fury from Starmer’s followers for comments during an interview Sir Keir has repeatedly pressed the Government over a lockdown exit strategy The ex-party leader said he would be cautious as coronavirus is … Read more
Diane Abbott was reprimanded by Sir Keir Starmer last night after she took part in an online forum with some of the most notorious figures from Labour’s anti-Semitism crisis. The former shadow home secretary dialled in to the call on video-conferencing service Zoom alongside people including Jackie Walker, who was thrown out of the party … Read more
Rarely do tributes between political opponents extend beyond leaden platitudes. Before yesterday, the most sincere words of support I’ve heard between party leaders came after David Cameron’s son Ivan died aged six, prompting Gordon Brown to address the House. Watching the hitherto emotionally impregnable Brown, whose own daughter died as a baby, shattered with grief … Read more