Mercifully for a prime minister whose defenestration was swift and brutal after Labour’s catastrophic local election results in May, Sir Keir Starmer’s valedictory week has offered several opportunities to point to what he got right. Sir Keir’s steadfast record in corralling international support for Ukraine – and ensuring Britain stayed out of Donald Trump’s illegal…
Finally, belatedly, an honest portrait of Keir Starmer has been allowed to form. It’s been a hell of a journey. At first he was sanctified as the Labour saviour, finally arrived. That gave way to pleas that he was essentially a good sort, new to politics and in need of time. Now an impression is…
It is unlikely that events this week at the foreign affairs select committee will deliver a knockout blow to Sir Keir Starmer over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as Britain’s US ambassador. Westminster will instead see a stress test, forcing competing versions of events into the open – a risk for Downing Street if the story crystallises unfavourably….
Sitting at the back of the public gallery watching Olly Robbins give his evidence to the foreign affairs select committee hearing on Tuesday felt horribly like the summer of 2022 all over again. Back then, the prime minister, Boris Johnson, had seen off numerous attacks on his integrity – most of them from Keir Starmer,…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email British students could participate in the European Union’s Erasmus student exchange scheme, new reports suggest. The Cabinet Office has said talks are “ongoing” on…
Shorouk Express Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sir Keir Starmer’s predecessor as Director of Public Prosecutions will lead a major review of protest powers and hate crime laws. Home secretary…
Shorouk Express The south Wales town of Caerphilly is known better for its vast, 13th century castle than its politics — but establishment parties might want to pay it a visit. A century of rule by the center-left Labour Party was smashed to rubble Friday in a by-election for the Senedd, the Welsh parliament. Labour’s…
Shorouk Express It’s speech day for the prime minister but will it do the job, and can he convince conference he is the man to fix Britain? Sam and Anne look ahead to Sir Keir Starmer’s critical address and his argument of a choice between renewal or decline. The pair also reflect on the chancellor’s…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email An under-siege Keir Starmer is facing a showdown with Donald Trump over “free speech” in the UK, which could derail crucial talks during the…
Shorouk Express Analysis: Morgan McSweeney is facing his biggest test yet – and Starmer is in trouble as a result The Independent’s Political Correspondent Millie Cooke reports: Morgan McSweeney is facing his biggest test yet amid claims he pushed for Mandelson to be appointed as ambassador – raising major questions over both his and the…
