The potential next Prime Minister is a committed Arsenal supporter: Telegraph Sport’s Darren Staples Sir Keir Starmer has discussed his role in Declan Rice’s £105million transfer to Arsenal. “So when we played at West Ham last year and Declan was still a West Ham player, I took my son with me,” says the Labor leader. … Read more
Angela Rayner attends the launch of London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s manifesto Around 300 thefts will be committed in Manchester today. About 200 people in the city will become victims of violence, 100 of criminal damage or arson, and 30 of sexual offenses. In other words: a pretty normal day – and that’s why more police … Read more
“She is the only politician from any party that working-class voters name as someone they like.” One is a wealthy, Oxford-educated lawyer from North London, the other is a scrappy, working-class Northerner who quickly gets into trouble for speaking his mind. We could be talking about Tony Blair and John Prescott here, but the description … Read more
Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives and Sir Keir Starmer’s Labor Party will contest the general election later this year. (AFP via Getty Images) With Labor still riding high in the polls, one expert has suggested the party is all but guaranteed to form the next government. A general election will take place in the second half of … Read more
Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins is expected to start against Brazil later today during this international window in the first of two pre-Euro 2024 friendlies in a chance to impress ahead of this summer’s European Championship finals. With Harry Kane missing the Wembley friendly due to his ankle injury, England manager Gareth Southgate may look … Read more
Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride attacked Labour’s plans to ease social sanctions – TAYFUN SALCI/SHUTTERSTOCK Benefit recipients must “stick to the rules” and get a job or risk losing their benefits, the Work and Pensions Secretary said. Mel Stride attacked Labour’s “reckless” plans to ease social sanctions while promising to ensure greater fairness for … Read more
A Labor MP who was expelled from the party for racist abuse of a journalist has gone on to sue taxpayers for an anti-racism awareness course. The independent can reveal. Neil Coyle – who was welcomed back into the party by Sir Keir Starmer in May – set up a £295 unconscious bias course on … Read more
Sir Keir led a legal team trying to overturn a German ban on the group – DAN KITWOOD/GETTY IMAGES EUROPE Sir Keir Starmer acted on behalf of an extremist Islamic group seeking to overturn a ban on its activities in Germany, The Sunday Telegraph has revealed. The Labor leader led a team of lawyers claiming … Read more
Starmer will win in such difficult circumstances it will feel like losing (PA Archive) The general election is on October 24 next year; Labor will win; and Keir Starmer’s honeymoon will be short. This week’s Peter Mandelson Memorial Dim Sum Supper (more on this later) didn’t yield any shocking predictions about the year ahead – … Read more
