Labour

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

“She listened to Grenfell’s bereaved. Rayner had pure class”

Unlike her predecessors as housing minister, she confronted the issue of the tower and demolition has started

Since when did the Foreign Office become a demotion?

Yvette Cooper’s appointment as foreign secretary is seen by some as punishment for her failure at the Home Office

The Observer View: face down Reform

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

Labour’s taking on Reform – and it’s about time too

Starmer and Reeves should have the courage of their previous convictions and point out that Farage cannot be trusted

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

Politically acceptable UK racism is rising, even under Labour

Take tougher line on asylum human rights, judges told

Ministers will set out guidance on how judges use Article 8, which protects the right to family life

Britain’s right wing just twists and shouts

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

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

Unite union ‘broke law’ in scandal that left £66m hole in accounts

Auditors discovered multiple financial failures by the leading Labour donor linked to Birmingham hotel scheme

‘I worked in the NHS for decades – here’s how to fix it’

Britain’s demoralised doctors and nurses must be rallied with better job satisfaction and fair pay

Labour faces a battle on two fronts. Even Sir Keir’s seat isn’t safe

With a new left party launching, the danger now is that disillusioned voters hand more to rivals from both flanks

Controversy over how to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine

Last week, the supreme court ruled that Phi, a now-derelict superyacht seized in March 2022, would remain in London

Starmer orders move towards digital ID system

Scheme aims to tackle illegal immigration and crime despite past concern over civil liberties

How Trump gave Starmer the nod on Palestinian statehood

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