The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Despite victory in two Conservative safe seats, a Labour government is not a foregone conclusion, say party hawks

England’s state schools are desperate for money. Labour is right to say that their private counterparts should be treated as businesses

Editorial: The strong performance of Reform UK has placed Rishi Sunak in a strategic bind from which he will struggle to escape

Scottish Labour leader defends windfall tax proposal as business leaders say levy could cost up to 100,000 jobs

Senior Labour figures gather for funeral of one of the longest-serving MPs in recent history

This isn't going to be one of those newsletters that opens with a Tony Blair reference, a convoluted 1990s pop culture storyline or a self-deprecating yet witty personal anecdote. We can leave those at home. Instead, allow me to regurgitate three things the godfather of psephology, Sir John Curtice, said…

Starmer is facing his biggest leadership test yet as a parliamentary motion that calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Israel looms.

After what was widely acknowledged to be one of the worst weeks of Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership — in which Labour once again became embroiled in antisemitism and the leader himself was accused of indecision over Rochdale candidate Azhar Ali — the mood has suddenly switched.

Concerns rise for Conservatives as Labour wins seats previously held by Tories. Sunak urges voters to stick with government's plan while Labour leader sees...