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Keir Starmer

Philip Collins

Starmer must cling on to Jonathan Powell, who warned him Mandelson was trouble

The prime minister failed to heed the advice of his national security advisor, and now he is paying the price for his rash decision

Sun 15 Mar 2026

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Philip Collins
Trump says Starmer is no Churchill. He has no idea what that means

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Trump says Starmer is no Churchill. He has no idea what that means
Rachel Sylvester
Starmer’s ‘Love Actually moment’ with Trump treads a fine line

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Starmer’s ‘Love Actually moment’ with Trump treads a fine line
Catherine Neilan
Mark Carney to urge Starmer to join ‘world bank for defence’

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Mark Carney to urge Starmer to join ‘world bank for defence’
The Observer Leader
Keir Starmer’s answer to Donald Trump shows principle, not pandering

Sat 7 Mar 2026

Keir Starmer’s answer to Donald Trump shows principle, not pandering
Catherine Neilan
Labour minister resigns over secret investigation into reporters

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Labour minister resigns over secret investigation into reporters
Rachel Sylvester
Keir Starmer joins Europe in split with US over Iran airstrikes

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Keir Starmer joins Europe in split with US over Iran airstrikes
Catherine Neilan
Meltdown in Gorton puts wind in the sails of Labour’s immigration rebels

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Meltdown in Gorton puts wind in the sails of Labour’s immigration rebels
Andrew Rawnsley
Don’t underestimate the Windsors’ ruthless drive to survive

Sun 22 Feb 2026

Don’t underestimate the Windsors’ ruthless drive to survive
Hugh Tomlinson
Complaints resurface over Romeo’s reign of ‘terror’ in New York

Sun 22 Feb 2026

Complaints resurface over Romeo’s reign of ‘terror’ in New York
Rachel Sylvester
The women tasked with turning ‘tepid bath’ of civil service into a stream of innovation

Sun 22 Feb 2026

The women tasked with turning ‘tepid bath’ of civil service into a stream of innovation
Lucien Young
I could manage the hell out of Waitrose

Fri 20 Feb 2026

I could manage the hell out of Waitrose
Andrew Rawnsley
Keir Starmer’s leadership hangs between survival and collapse

Sun 15 Feb 2026

Keir Starmer’s leadership hangs between survival and collapse
Rachel Sylvester
The boys’ club has collapsed. Now Labour needs to get stuff done

Sun 15 Feb 2026

The boys’ club has collapsed. Now Labour needs to get stuff done
Catherine Neilan
MPs and peers complained to whips over Starmer plans to make spin doctor a lord

Sat 14 Feb 2026

MPs and peers complained to whips over Starmer plans to make spin doctor a lord
Fred Harter
Starmer’s reset may push Labour leftwards

Fri 13 Feb 2026

Starmer’s reset may push Labour leftwards
Lucien Young
Wes Streeting’s welcome to step outside

Thu 12 Feb 2026

Wes Streeting’s welcome to step outside
Catherine Neilan
‘I don't think Keir Starmer’s got three days’

Sun 8 Feb 2026

‘I don't think Keir Starmer’s got three days’
Rachel Sylvester
The Starmer-McSweeney alliance ends

Sun 8 Feb 2026

The Starmer-McSweeney alliance ends
The Observer view
Starmer’s days in office are numbered

Sun 8 Feb 2026

Starmer’s days in office are numbered
Andrew Rawnsley
The Peter Mandelson scandal has turned ‘No drama Starmer’ into a lurid soap opera

Sun 8 Feb 2026

The Peter Mandelson scandal has turned ‘No drama Starmer’ into a lurid soap opera
Rachel Sylvester
Get a grip, Labour donors warn Starmer

Sun 8 Feb 2026

Get a grip, Labour donors warn Starmer
Rachel Sylvester
Sadiq Khan: ‘Starmer has to stay. You wouldn’t sack a football manager after 35 minutes’

Sun 8 Feb 2026

Sadiq Khan: ‘Starmer has to stay. You wouldn’t sack a football manager after 35 minutes’
Lucien Young
Mandy lied to me. Really I’m the victim

Sat 7 Feb 2026

Mandy lied to me. Really I’m the victim
Tom Baldwin
Mandelson's ‘crimes’ are not for Starmer to answer for

Fri 6 Feb 2026

Mandelson's ‘crimes’ are not for Starmer to answer for
Catherine Neilan
‘Dead in the water’: Labour MPs acknowledge that this may be the end for Starmer

Fri 6 Feb 2026

‘Dead in the water’: Labour MPs acknowledge that this may be the end for Starmer
Catherine Neilan
McSweeney ‘asked if Mandelson US embassy role could be part-time’

Wed 4 Feb 2026

McSweeney ‘asked if Mandelson US embassy role could be part-time’
Matt Russell
Britain slow to act against Kremlin’s ‘shadow fleet’ of sanction-busting tankers

Tue 3 Feb 2026

Britain slow to act against Kremlin’s ‘shadow fleet’ of sanction-busting tankers
Rachel Sylvester
Starmer hoping to get closer to the EU on defence

Sun 1 Feb 2026

Starmer hoping to get closer to the EU on defence
Will Hutton
As its unicorns falter, China eyes UK’s surging tech dragons

Sun 1 Feb 2026

As its unicorns falter, China eyes UK’s surging tech dragons
Rachel Sylvester
It’s not a choice between Trump and Xi. We can walk the diplomatic line, insists PM

Sun 1 Feb 2026

It’s not a choice between Trump and Xi. We can walk the diplomatic line, insists PM
Lucien Young
Xi doesn’t worry about backbenchers or rude questions from Beth Rigby

Sat 31 Jan 2026

Xi doesn’t worry about backbenchers or rude questions from Beth Rigby
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
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
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
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
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
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
Eve Livingston
Scottish isle of Mull receives royal tourism boosts

Tue 29 Apr 2025

Scottish isle of Mull receives royal tourism boosts
Catherine Neilan
Inside the government’s secretive crisis control room

Tue 29 Apr 2025

Inside the government’s secretive crisis control room
Andrew Gumbel
How Columbia University is tearing itself apart to please Trump

Sun 27 Apr 2025

How Columbia University is tearing itself apart to please Trump
Rachel Sylvester
‘A shambles’: disillusioned voters prepare for the local elections

Sun 27 Apr 2025

‘A shambles’: disillusioned voters prepare for the local elections
Rachel Sylvester
‘A shambles’: voters prepare for the local elections

Sun 27 Apr 2025

‘A shambles’: voters prepare for the local elections
Rachel Sylvester
‘This country almost needs a coup’: voters prepare fore the local elections

Sun 27 Apr 2025

‘This country almost needs a coup’: voters prepare fore the local elections
Steve Bloomfield
Winners in the fight for Africa’s democracies are getting hard to find

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Winners in the fight for Africa’s democracies are getting hard to find
Tobias Jones
‘He was our grandfather’: crowds throng Rome for Francis’s final farewell

Sun 27 Apr 2025

‘He was our grandfather’: crowds throng Rome for Francis’s final farewell
James Tapper
Tributes pour in for Virginia Giuffre, a ‘light for survivors’

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Tributes pour in for Virginia Giuffre, a ‘light for survivors’
Tomos Lewis
Elbows up! Carney woos Canada

Sat 26 Apr 2025

Elbows up! Carney woos Canada

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