Keir Starmer

Operation Ingratiate takes more risks with Starmer’s reputation

Handling the capricious US president’s state visit is one more nightmare for a PM whose judgment is already in question

Troubled Starmer ‘reeks of defeat’ after Mandelson fiasco

Pressure mounts on the prime minister as Epstein scandal reaches the doors of No 10

That’s all, folks! Why Peter Mandelson’s not coming back

After the release of the former diplomat’s emails to his convicted ‘best pal’ Jeffrey Epstein, Keir Starmer’s judgment has proved to be seriously off

Rayner’s departure may bring Labour anxieties to the boil

The approaching contest for a new deputy leader could turn out to be a proxy vote of confidence in the prime minister

Keir Starmer ushers in a new cabinet of trusted ‘fixers and doers’

The prime minister’s reshuffle signals a clear determination to tackle issues such as immigration and welfare by putting the ministers he considers most effective in charge

Angela Rayner called me Clement Twatlee

Grown-up advice from everyone’s favourite centrist

The Observer View: face down Reform

Starmer needs to remember what he stands for and find his inner Obama

Sir Keir can refresh his No 10 crew but he still needs to steer the ship

Decisions about direction as well as personnel are needed to get the government out of a hole

PM enlists Whitehall fixer and top economist to bolster team

The two appointments are said to be part of Keir Starmer’s wide-ranging reset in Downing Street

Donors desert Starmer over first-year failures

Labour’s wealthy backers are hanging on to their cash in sign of their unhappiness at the party’s performance in power

Dear Keir: ‘I’m the Alfred to Trump’s Batman’

Grown-up advice from everyone’s favourite centrist

Britain’s right wing just twists and shouts

The economy is faring rather better than Labour’s media detractors would have you believe

Enough of your socialist guff – here’s how to make some quick dosh

While Starmer is away, here’s one in the eye for the establishment, Remoaners and the blue-haired pronoun-lovers

Memo to Keir: three things to remember before your big speech

As the prime minister prepares for this year’s Labour conference, here’s another unsolicited memo

I’m following the ‘red Welsh way’, not Keir Starmer

Eluned Morgan says she won’t be chasing Reform – or including the prime minister’s photo on election leaflets

More ‘adultescents’ at the polls gets my vote

There’s no reason to be scared of letting 16 and 17-year-olds participate in elections. They already choose my socks

How Trump gave Starmer the nod on Palestinian statehood

President offers muted blessing after domestic pressure and horror in Gaza force PM’s hand

Dear Keir: ‘Something about me drives female colleagues wild’

Grown-up advice from everyone’s favourite centrist