Keir Starmer

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Rachel Sylvester
Starmer’s football gift to Xi kicks off bid to become premier league trading partner

Thu 29 Jan 2026

Starmer’s football gift to Xi kicks off bid to become premier league trading partner
Rachel Sylvester
Chinese plan to turn UK into windfarm superpower puts Starmer visit to the test

Wed 28 Jan 2026

Chinese plan to turn UK into windfarm superpower puts Starmer visit to the test
Rachel Sylvester
Starmer juggles risk and reward on landmark China visit

Wed 28 Jan 2026

Starmer juggles risk and reward on landmark China visit
Catherine Neilan
Chinese firm Ming Yang hopes to bag £1.5bn UK windfarm investment

Mon 26 Jan 2026

Chinese firm Ming Yang hopes to bag £1.5bn UK windfarm investment
Lucien Young
Dear Keir: I have been forced into endless U-turns and now poll worse than most STIs

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Dear Keir: I have been forced into endless U-turns and now poll worse than most STIs
Andrew Rawnsley
Andy Burnham’s make-or-break choice will either crown him or sink him

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Andy Burnham’s make-or-break choice will either crown him or sink him
Rachel Sylvester
As special relationship sours, Starmer seeks a fresh start with China

Sun 25 Jan 2026

As special relationship sours, Starmer seeks a fresh start with China
Rachel Sylvester
Prime minister urged to forge new links with EU

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Prime minister urged to forge new links with EU
Catherine Neilan
Burnham’s bid to return set to force Starmer into fight of his political life

Sat 24 Jan 2026

Burnham’s bid to return set to force Starmer into fight of his political life
Brand Beckham on the Brink

27 mins • S1, E306

Brand Beckham on the Brink
Andrew Rawnsley
Starmer dodges a bullet, but the worst may be yet to come

Wed 21 Jan 2026

Starmer dodges a bullet, but the worst may be yet to come
Catherine Neilan
Starmer walks diplomatic tightrope in response to Trump Greenland threats

Mon 19 Jan 2026

Starmer walks diplomatic tightrope in response to Trump Greenland threats
Isabel Coles
UK and Nato allies object to Trump’s tariff threat

Sat 17 Jan 2026

UK and Nato allies object to Trump’s tariff threat
Anthony Seldon
Brown, Blair, Miliband – the ghosts of Labour’s past can help secure its future

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Brown, Blair, Miliband – the ghosts of Labour’s past can help secure its future
How US immigration agents track people down

34 mins • S1, E304

How US immigration agents track people down
Giles Whittell
Starmer and Europe need each other more than ever

Mon 12 Jan 2026

Starmer and Europe need each other more than ever
The Observer view
The real special relationship

Sun 11 Jan 2026

The real special relationship
Catherine Neilan
Banning all political crypto donations will thwart hostile states, PM told

Sun 11 Jan 2026

Banning all political crypto donations will thwart hostile states, PM told
Rachel Sylvester
Whitehall split over the special relationship – while Starmer grins and bears it

Sat 10 Jan 2026

Whitehall split over the special relationship – while Starmer grins and bears it
Lucien Young
Dear Keir: If international law were a football team, I’d be at every match … but Gaza, Venezuela

Fri 9 Jan 2026

Dear Keir: If international law were a football team, I’d be at every match … but Gaza, Venezuela
Tom Baldwin
Keir’s choice: appease Trump or put Ukraine on the line

Thu 8 Jan 2026

Keir’s choice: appease Trump or put Ukraine on the line
Tim Leunig
Starmer says more of us will feel richer this year. Most won’t

Thu 8 Jan 2026

Starmer says more of us will feel richer this year. Most won’t
Why are Brits losing their citizenship?

9 mins • S1, E1273

Why are Brits losing their citizenship?
Kenan Malik
Stripping citizenship with such ease tears at the moral fabric of society

Sun 4 Jan 2026

Stripping citizenship with such ease tears at the moral fabric of society
Andrew Rawnsley
Chatter of dethroning the prime minister is easy. Doing so is much harder

Sun 4 Jan 2026

Chatter of dethroning the prime minister is easy. Doing so is much harder
Kim Willsher
Everyone stands to gain from an entente cordiale with Brussels

Sun 4 Jan 2026

Everyone stands to gain from an entente cordiale with Brussels
Catherine Neilan
Ten years after Brexit, we’re talking about getting closer to Europe again

Sun 4 Jan 2026

Ten years after Brexit, we’re talking about getting closer to Europe again
Lucien Young
Dear Keir: My resolution? Reverse my political fortunes

Sat 3 Jan 2026

Dear Keir: My resolution? Reverse my political fortunes
Will Hutton
In capitalism’s casino, tech is a surer bet for Keir Starmer

Sat 3 Jan 2026

In capitalism’s casino, tech is a surer bet for Keir Starmer
Rachel Sylvester
Deepfakes are undermining faith in politics

Fri 2 Jan 2026

Deepfakes are undermining faith in politics
Lucien Young
When you’re prime minister, you have 70 million backseat drivers

Tue 30 Dec 2025

When you’re prime minister, you have 70 million backseat drivers
The Observer view
Britain cannot afford Reform

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Britain cannot afford Reform
Philip Collins
Starmer is a PM without a cause – he needs an epiphany

Sat 27 Dec 2025

Starmer is a PM without a cause – he needs an epiphany
Catherine Neilan
Labour welfare split could spell the end for Starmer

Wed 24 Dec 2025

Labour welfare split could spell the end for Starmer
Lucien Young
Dear Keir: You slog your guts out but your back remains patless

Sun 21 Dec 2025

Dear Keir: You slog your guts out but your back remains patless
Andrew Rawnsley
ʼTis the season to be jolly – but not for this Nobby-no-mates government

Sun 21 Dec 2025

ʼTis the season to be jolly – but not for this Nobby-no-mates government
Rachel Sylvester
Hillsborough law could leave families waiting even longer in search for justice

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Hillsborough law could leave families waiting even longer in search for justice
Steve Bloomfield
Starmer joins European leaders in bid to change US peace plan for Ukraine

Sun 14 Dec 2025

Starmer joins European leaders in bid to change US peace plan for Ukraine
Andrew Rawnsley
Time to sound the alarm: the United States no longer behaves like a friend

Sun 14 Dec 2025

Time to sound the alarm: the United States no longer behaves like a friend
Kim Darroch
Trump thinks Europe doesn’t cut it. We will have to look after ourselves

Sun 14 Dec 2025

Trump thinks Europe doesn’t cut it. We will have to look after ourselves
Lucien Young
Dear Keir: Beware the nerdy tree-hugger ex

Sat 13 Dec 2025

Dear Keir: Beware the nerdy tree-hugger ex
Lily Isaacs
Sorry, Keir – when it comes to TikTok, you’re all at sixes and sevens

Wed 10 Dec 2025

Sorry, Keir – when it comes to TikTok, you’re all at sixes and sevens
Tom Baldwin
Starmer needs to stop sweating the small stuff and be bold on Europe

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Starmer needs to stop sweating the small stuff and be bold on Europe
Isabel Coles
Starmer to host Zelensky and EU leaders for Ukraine talks

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Starmer to host Zelensky and EU leaders for Ukraine talks
Andrew Rawnsley
Will the leftish parties unite to stop Nigel Farage from becoming PM?

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Will the leftish parties unite to stop Nigel Farage from becoming PM?
Rachel Sylvester
Keir Starmer: ‘The Greens are anti-Nato and think it’s all right to sell drugs. That’s nuts’

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Keir Starmer: ‘The Greens are anti-Nato and think it’s all right to sell drugs. That’s nuts’
Deborah Haynes
British fighting power is ‘a mirage’, say former defence secretaries

Thu 4 Dec 2025

British fighting power is ‘a mirage’, say former defence secretaries
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a pardon

36 mins • S1, E292

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a pardon
Rachel Sylvester
‘The cabinet is a sham’: the budget fallout shows Starmer’s authority is fading

Mon 1 Dec 2025

‘The cabinet is a sham’: the budget fallout shows Starmer’s authority is fading
The Observer leader
The Observer view on the budget: Trust and the Treasury

Sun 30 Nov 2025

The Observer view on the budget: Trust and the Treasury
Lucien Young
People underestimate me, so I overestimate to balance things out

Sat 29 Nov 2025

People underestimate me, so I overestimate to balance things out
Tom Baldwin
The rise and fall of the superadviser, and the future of Morgan McSweeney

Sat 29 Nov 2025

The rise and fall of the superadviser, and the future of Morgan McSweeney
Lucien Young
Dear Keir: You have to be cruel to be kind – just ask the Sun

Sun 23 Nov 2025

Dear Keir: You have to be cruel to be kind – just ask the Sun
Rachel Sylvester
Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’

Sat 22 Nov 2025

Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’
Catherine Neilan
After the week No 10 lost control, warning that chaos is ‘probably fatal’ for Starmer

Sun 16 Nov 2025

After the week No 10 lost control, warning that chaos is ‘probably fatal’ for Starmer
Andrew Rawnsley
How a cunning plan to bolster the PM backfired spectacularly

Sun 16 Nov 2025

How a cunning plan to bolster the PM backfired spectacularly
Lucien Young
Wes Sez: I learned the art of honesty from my heroes, Blair and Mandelson

Sat 15 Nov 2025

Wes Sez: I learned the art of honesty from my heroes, Blair and Mandelson
Adam Weymouth
Letters from prison: the protesters locked up for trying to change the world

Sat 15 Nov 2025

Letters from prison: the protesters locked up for trying to change the world
Donald Trump and the Epstein emails

30 mins • S1, E286

Donald Trump and the Epstein emails
Rachel Sylvester
Briefings against the PM are more cock-up than conspiracy

Wed 12 Nov 2025

Briefings against the PM are more cock-up than conspiracy
Jeevan Vasagar
Save the planet? Today’s centre-left leaders have more pressing concerns

Sat 8 Nov 2025

Save the planet? Today’s centre-left leaders have more pressing concerns
Lucien Young
Dear Keir: who can you trust if not Tony Blair?

Fri 7 Nov 2025

Dear Keir: who can you trust if not Tony Blair?
Rachel Sylvester
The government has flunked its curriculum review

Wed 5 Nov 2025

The government has flunked its curriculum review
Lucien Young
Dear Keir: Keep your friend, but let him know the axe could fall

Sun 2 Nov 2025

Dear Keir: Keep your friend, but let him know the axe could fall
Lucien Young
Dear Keir: How do I keep my kids on the straight and narrow?

Sun 26 Oct 2025

Dear Keir: How do I keep my kids on the straight and narrow?
Catherine Neilan
Two elections, two stories – and neither good for Labour

Sun 26 Oct 2025

Two elections, two stories – and neither good for Labour
Andrew Rawnsley
Lucy Powell has a resonant message. The PM should listen

Sun 26 Oct 2025

Lucy Powell has a resonant message. The PM should listen
Philip Collins
The police made a mistake. Starmer is right to wade in

Sun 19 Oct 2025

The police made a mistake. Starmer is right to wade in
Catherine Neilan
Starmer defends UK role in Gaza peace deal after US snub

Wed 15 Oct 2025

Starmer defends UK role in Gaza peace deal after US snub
Andrew Rawnsley
Keir Starmer must show he has a strategy to win

Sun 5 Oct 2025

Keir Starmer must show he has a strategy to win
Lucien Young
Dear Keir: If a colleague pushes back on your plan, sack them

Fri 3 Oct 2025

Dear Keir: If a colleague pushes back on your plan, sack them
Andrew Rawnsley
Starmer played the patriot card – but in a hand with no aces

Tue 30 Sept 2025

Starmer played the patriot card – but in a hand with no aces
The future of the British left

8 mins • S1, E1201

The future of the British left
William Keegan
Nigel Farage gets a taste of economic reality on his day out at the Bank

Mon 29 Sept 2025

Nigel Farage gets a taste of economic reality on his day out at the Bank
Rachel Sylvester
The PM’s future rests in the chancellor’s hands

Mon 29 Sept 2025

The PM’s future rests in the chancellor’s hands
Andrew Rawnsley
Andy Burnham taking Keir Starmer’s crown is pure fantasy

Sun 28 Sept 2025

Andy Burnham taking Keir Starmer’s crown is pure fantasy
Philip Collins
Labour has never got its plot together enough for a coup

Sun 28 Sept 2025

Labour has never got its plot together enough for a coup
Rachel Sylvester
Starmer to unveil ‘patriotic’ plan for next generation of new towns

Sun 28 Sept 2025

Starmer to unveil ‘patriotic’ plan for next generation of new towns
The Observer leader
The Observer view: Labour should rethink its manifesto

Sun 28 Sept 2025

The Observer view: Labour should rethink its manifesto
Lucien Young
Always do the right thing – at the last possible moment

Thu 25 Sept 2025

Always do the right thing – at the last possible moment
Lucien Young
Dear Keir: how not to get dumped? Cling on until the bitter end

Sun 21 Sept 2025

Dear Keir: how not to get dumped? Cling on until the bitter end
Tom Baldwin
To tackle Reform, Labour must fly the flag for inclusive patriotism

Sun 21 Sept 2025

To tackle Reform, Labour must fly the flag for inclusive patriotism
Rachel Sylvester
Starmer ready to seize initiative in race against time to save leadership

Sun 21 Sept 2025

Starmer ready to seize initiative in race against time to save leadership
Trump and Starmer’s Epstein question

11 mins • S1, E1194

Trump and Starmer’s Epstein question
Rachel Sylvester
Starmer can forget Mandelson and his flaws but not what he stood for

Sun 14 Sept 2025

Starmer can forget Mandelson and his flaws but not what he stood for
Andrew Rawnsley
Operation Ingratiate takes more risks with Starmer’s reputation

Sun 14 Sept 2025

Operation Ingratiate takes more risks with Starmer’s reputation
Catherine Neilan
Troubled Starmer ‘reeks of defeat’ after Mandelson fiasco

Sun 14 Sept 2025

Troubled Starmer ‘reeks of defeat’ after Mandelson fiasco
The consequences of the Charlie Kirk shooting

32 mins • S1, E267

The consequences of the Charlie Kirk shooting
Andrew Rawnsley
That’s all, folks! Why Peter Mandelson’s not coming back

Thu 11 Sept 2025

That’s all, folks! Why Peter Mandelson’s not coming back
What the cabinet reshuffle tells us about the government

8 mins • S1, E1186

What the cabinet reshuffle tells us about the government
Older people are risking arrest for Palestine Action

34 mins • S1, E266

Older people are risking arrest for Palestine Action
Andrew Rawnsley
Rayner’s departure may bring Labour anxieties to the boil

Sun 7 Sept 2025

Rayner’s departure may bring Labour anxieties to the boil
Rachel Sylvester
Keir Starmer ushers in a new cabinet of trusted ‘fixers and doers’

Sun 7 Sept 2025

Keir Starmer ushers  in a new cabinet of  trusted ‘fixers and doers’
Lucien Young
Angela Rayner called me Clement Twatlee

Thu 4 Sept 2025

Angela Rayner called me Clement Twatlee
The Observer leader
The Observer View: face down Reform

Mon 1 Sept 2025

The Observer View: face down Reform
Andrew Rawnsley
Sir Keir can refresh his No 10 crew but he still needs to steer the ship

Sun 31 Aug 2025

Sir Keir can refresh his No 10 crew but he still needs to steer the ship
Rachel Sylvester
PM enlists Whitehall fixer and top economist to bolster team

Sat 30 Aug 2025

PM enlists Whitehall fixer and top economist to bolster team
Rachel Sylvester
Donors desert Starmer over first-year failures

Sat 30 Aug 2025

Donors desert Starmer over first-year failures
Lucien Young
Dear Keir: ‘I’m the Alfred to Trump’s Batman’

Mon 25 Aug 2025

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

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