Less than two years ago, Sir Keir Starmer was elected prime minister on a manifesto whose title promised just one thing: ...

Sir Keir Starmer rose quickly within Labour, ruthlessly disposing his predecessor as leader, Jeremy Corbyn, before turning ...

Keir Starmer in a Croatia jersey. An Iranian protest against a US strike. Calls to arrest Brazil's President Lula. Adolf ...

When Keir Starmer entered Downing Street to the cheers of jubilant Labour activists, the new Prime Minister hailed the return ...

Sir Keir promised his incoming administration would 'tread more lightly on your lives' and 'unite our country' following ...

Nigel Farage is "same old Thatcher" pushing policies that will leave workers worse off, Angela Rayner has said. Ms Rayner rubbished Reform's recent attempts to woo trade unions, telling The Mirror: ...

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My job is to read between the lines. What politicians aren’t saying, what they are trying to signal, why they choose to act when they do. Sometimes it is headache-inducing, trying to figure out what ...

15:02, Mon, Jun 1, 2026 Updated: 18:43, Mon, Jun 1, 2026 Lord Mandelson said Angela Rayner was being used as "an instrument of destabilisation" against Sir Keir Starmer. The disgraced peer claimed ...

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Former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has said changing visa rules for migrants already living in the UK would be "the wrong thing to do", repeating her criticism of some of the Labour government ...