Keir Starmer

UPDATED: UK Labour leader Starmer: govt must recall parliament and abandon budget

LONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - British opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer said on Wednesday the government should recall parliament and abandon plans to slash taxes and ramp up borrowing which…

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Ready for power, UK Labour’s Starmer tells faithful this is their ‘moment’

LIVERPOOL, England, Sept 27 (Reuters) - British opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer said on Tuesday it was his party's "moment", championing green policies to spur economic growth and create jobs that he said…

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UK Labour’s Starmer cleared of wrongdoing after lockdown investigation

LONDON, July 8 (Reuters) - British opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer was cleared by police on Friday following an investigation into whether he had broken COVID-19 lockdown laws by pausing for a meal while working. Alleged…

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UK parliament’s standards watchdog investigates opposition Labour leader

LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - British opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer is being investigated by parliament's standards commissioner over whether he broke the rules on registering his earnings and gifts.…

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Poll says Keir Starmer worse choice for PM than Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson makes a better prime minister than Keir Starmer would despite Partygate, the cost of living crisis and the confidence vote in Johnson held by his MPs, according to…

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UK Labour poll lead narrows versus Johnson’s Conservatives

Britain's Conservative Party has recovered some of its lost lead against the opposition Labour Party, an opinion poll showed, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson's personal ratings remain deeply negative as…

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UK opposition leader Starmer tests positive for COVID-19

LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - British opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer has tested positive for COVID-19, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. Starmer had been due to face Prime Minister Boris…

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UK opposition Labour leader tests positive for COVID-19

LONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - The leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Keir Starmer, tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the party said. House of Commons speaker…

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UPDATED: Breaking with the left, Labour’s Starmer promises to win back UK voters

British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer promised on Wednesday to win back voters lost to Prime Minister Boris Johnson by prioritising key workers and balancing the books, a break with…

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Britain’s Labour calls for coronavirus lockdown exit strategy

Britain’s opposition Labour Party leader called on Thursday for the government to publish its exit strategy from the coronavirus lockdown, the most stringent measures in the country’s peacetime history. “I’m…

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Sir Keir Starmer elected British Labour Party Leader

Sir Keir Starmer was elected as the British Labour Party leader. The shadow Brexit secretary, who has been an MP since 2015, beat front bench colleague Rebecca Long-Bailey and Wigan…

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