The opposition is divided over whether it will win over voters by promising more public investment or by proving it is economically restrained.
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Articles on Keir Starmer
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A hierarchy in perception puts academic qualifications above vocational ones.
More byelections could be on the way.
Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer have both faced inquiries and reports – one for antisemitism and one for racism in the Labour party.
Keir Starmer pledges to end new UK oil and gas exploration – an expert’s take on why this is the right move.
Labour would still honour existing licenses to drill for fossil fuels.
Charisma matters in elections campaigns, as a study carried out just before the 2019 election shows.
Ed Davey is haunted by his party’s experiences in government with the Conservatives – but there’s a key difference this time around.
Labour strategists seem determined to cast Starmer as the sensible ‘adult in the room’, but in order to win lost areas he needs to be much more radical than that.
Not a knockout blow but important gains for the opposition.
There’s a lot to play for in the final big electoral test before the next national vote, especially in northern regions where Labour hopes to make a comeback.
Newcomers have in fact proven much more successful at running as independents than big name politicians.
Beyond the ethical questions raised by an ad suggesting the prime minister doesn’t believe in sending sex offenders to prison is the matter of whether such negative campaigning even works.
He’s a man on five missions but he’ll need to learn from his predecessors to lead Labour back to power after over a decade out of it.
The senior civil servant who investigated the partygate scandal is leaving to join the opposition. It’s a very surprising move.
The public still does not know what the opposition party stands for. Inspiration could come from a surprising source.
The plan to abolish the House of Lords has drawn the most attention but Labour is also proposing radical changes to how power is distributed.
Gordon Brown’s proposals include hefty devolution and House of Lords reform but one change that could have the biggest impact is nowhere to be seen.
With everyone from rail workers to civil servants going on strike over the winter, it’s hard to see this ending well.
Labour and Conservatives share a desire to wean the UK off a dependency on migrant labour.
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