
Keir Starmer didn't flinch over farmers or Mandelson - but one thing finished him off
Sir Keir Starmer didn't flinch when he betrayed farmers, installed Mandelson or broke his tax promise - but one thing finally finished him off.
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Sir Keir Starmer didn't flinch when he betrayed farmers, installed Mandelson or broke his tax promise - but one thing finally finished him off.

Prime minister was forced to row back on some policies despite strong support among voters for climate action Keir Starmer has faced a problem no Labour government has needed to deal with before. His energy and climate policies – core to solving the cost of living crisis – have come under attack from opposition parties, which have made dismantling the agenda one of their top priorities, second only to immigration, in their pitch to voters. This is new in British politics, where a cross-party con
The Burnham-backing pressure group Mainstream has published a 69-page document outlining how Burnham should ‘scale up Manchesterism nationally’. Oh boy… The ‘highlights’: Public ownership of energy and water (national corporations), housing and transport (city-region scale), and care (municipal). They’re at pains to insist this isn’t “nationalisation”, obviously… Let Thames Water fall into special administration and…
As of last week, Starmer was insisting he wasn’t going to “walk away” and would fight any leadership challenge. They always say that… Today’s resignation nonetheless makes the greatest hits list of Starmer’s U-turns. It could be the final volte face of his premiership, but there’s still time yet… “No tax rises on working people”…

Where did it go wrong for the outgoing prime minister? And how much – if at all – did it threaten to go right? Keir Starmer pitched himself as a leader for “stability and moderation” who would rebuild Britain, after Labour’s landslide victory in the 2024 general election. But after two years which have seen unforced errors, economic headwinds, scandals and, most recently, a disastrous set of devolved, mayoral and local election results the UK is set to have its sixth prime minister in seven year

As prime minister, he would have a unique chance to turn the world’s most bureaucratic health service into its most innovative one If Andy Burnham moves from Manchester to No 10, he will be the first prime minister to have been health secretary in the history of the NHS. What might that mean for the troubled service? His commitment to social care is well known. But when the Treasury tells him there is no money, he is going to have to think hard about how to make his mark. The UK now spends the f

Two-thirds of respondents support increasing the 2% digital services tax for multinationals Taxpayers want the UK to increase levies on giant global technology companies such as Facebook owner Meta, Google and Amazon, a survey of Britons’ attitudes on corporate taxes suggests. The polling released on Monday by the Fair Tax Foundation – abody providing businesses with certification around responsible tax conduct – found that 67% of respondents believe that the government should charge higher digi

Britain's economy is growing faster than France, Germany and Italy

If the Makerfield MP is to be our next PM, he needs some immediate and memorable cost of living policies to avoid his predecessor’s fate Pause here before we rush headlong into the turbulent future. Stop and inhale last week’s rare political triumph, revel in the sunshine of cheery optimism. It was a precious but unfamiliar sensation when life on the progressive side of politics in Britain is so often a litany of hopes dashed and disappointments. Andy Burnham’s comprehensive victory in the Maker

Victory in Makerfield is propelling him towards No 10 but investors expect to know how he will fund his promises Burnham allies confident of ‘coronation’ Andy Burnham’s thumping victory in the Makerfield byelection came and went without the bond market rout Rachel Reeves’s backers had warned about. But as he moves towards the premiership, Burnham would be wise to set clear expectations about tax and spend, and to be upfront about the fact that not everyone can be a winner. Continue reading...

The Chancellor's new pay tax plan has been called out by experts, with fears the new charge could backfire on UK motoring

Labour is warned the planned overnight levy would hit the South West of England hardest and 'decimate tourism'.