Man of the people? New Labour leader Sir Keir owns seven acres of land in Surrey worth up to £10m Sir Keir Starmer owns seven acres of land that could be worth up to £10 million The property is on a green belt next to the Surrey home where he grew up The leader’s spokesman … Read more
For a moment, imagine you live in a country where Labour won the last General Election and is now masterminding a national response to the coronavirus pandemic. That scenario is certainly in the minds of opponents of Boris Johnson, who have spent the past two months complaining relentlessly about the Government’s handling of this unprecedented … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer tonight accused Boris Johnson of misleading MPs over advice that claimed coronavirus outbreaks in care homes were ‘very unlikely’. The Labour leader took aim at the Prime Minister over official guidance from health chiefs in February which he said advised ‘it remains very unlikely that people receiving care in a care home will become … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer accuses Boris Johnson of a coronavirus cover-up by ditching international death comparisons as UK becomes worst hit country in Europe with 32,692 dead Downing Street regularly published global death comparison slide for 7 weeks But Number 10 now appears to have stopped publishing the comparison data Sir Keir Starmer claimed Boris Johnson … Read more
Boris Johnson today admitted the UK’s coronavirus death toll is ‘appalling’ as he said he hopes to be able to start easing lockdown rules on Monday. Mr Johnson returned to the House of Commons for PMQs at lunchtime for the first time since his recovery from coronavirus as he and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer had … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn faces claims of ‘backseat driving’ bid to undermine Sir Keir Starmer by implying he was botching Labour’s coronavirus response Corbyn sparked fury from Starmer’s followers for comments during an interview Sir Keir has repeatedly pressed the Government over a lockdown exit strategy The ex-party leader said he would be cautious as coronavirus is … Read more
Diane Abbott was reprimanded by Sir Keir Starmer last night after she took part in an online forum with some of the most notorious figures from Labour’s anti-Semitism crisis. The former shadow home secretary dialled in to the call on video-conferencing service Zoom alongside people including Jackie Walker, who was thrown out of the party … Read more
Rarely do tributes between political opponents extend beyond leaden platitudes. Before yesterday, the most sincere words of support I’ve heard between party leaders came after David Cameron’s son Ivan died aged six, prompting Gordon Brown to address the House. Watching the hitherto emotionally impregnable Brown, whose own daughter died as a baby, shattered with grief … Read more
The coronavirus spike in Germany shows why the UK must not lift lockdown measures too early, Dominic Raab insisted tonight. The Foreign Secretary pointed to the experience on the continent as he warned that easing the draconian restrictions before the time is right risks ‘undoing all the hard work’. The stark message came at the … Read more
ANDREW PIERCE: Spare us your winks and get a grip, Becky! By Andrew Pierce for the Daily Mail Published: 01:53 BST, 27 April 2020 | Updated: 01:55 BST, 27 April 2020 Sir Keir Starmer managed to find a place in his Shadow Cabinet for onetime ‘Continuity Corbyn’ candidate Rebecca Long-Bailey — whom he trounced in … Read more