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Sir Keir Starmer said he would not use private healthcare if a family member faced a long wait for NHS care (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Politics

Starmer says he ‘understands’ why people use private healthcare

Sir Keir Starmer said he would not use private healthcare for a loved one during Tuesday’s debate.
5 Jun 2024
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Key moments from Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer's first TV head-to-head

The leaders of the two main parties went head-to-head for the first time in the General Election during a debate on Tuesday night

5 Jun 2024
Peter Kyle accused the Prime Minister of ‘talking down’ British higher education (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
Politics

Labour will end war on universities, says shadow minister

Peter Kyle accused the Prime Minister of ‘talking down’ British higher education.
4 Jun 2024
Faiza Shaheen has confirmed she has resigned from the Labour Party after she was dropped as a candidate for the upcoming General Election (Gareth Fuller/PA)
Politics

Dropped candidate quits Labour as party confirms list for General Election

Diane Abbott was confirmed as Labour’s candidate in Hackney North but Faiza Shaheen was dropped by the party.
4 Jun 2024
Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer and shadow defence secretary John Healey during a visit to the Fusilier Museum in Bury in Greater Manchester (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
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Shadow cabinet backs me on nuclear weapons, says Starmer

Several ex-military Labour candidates said they would not have stood under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership during a campaign event in Bury.
3 Jun 2024
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Politics

Keir Starmer defends taking private jet from Wales to Scotland

Labour has previously criticised the Prime Minister for using private jets

31 May 2024
Sir Keir Starmer and Anas Sarwar launched Labour’s ‘first steps for Scotland’ on Friday (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
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Starmer makes pitch to voters north of border: No Labour without Scotland

The Labour leader set out his six ‘first steps’ for Scotland at a rally near Glasgow.
31 May 2024
Sir Keir Starmer accused the Welsh Conservatives of playing political games by tabling a no confidence motion in Welsh First Minister Vaughan Gething (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
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Starmer backs scandal-hit Gething on campaign trip to Wales

Sir Keir Starmer said he looked forward to ‘a new partnership’ with the Welsh First Minister, who faces a no-confidence vote.
30 May 2024
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Starmer to campaign in Wales alongside embattled First Minister Gething

The Labour leader is to launch his party’s ‘doorstep offer’ for Welsh voters.

29 May 2024
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Labour has 'no plans' to reverse foreign health worker dependants ban

The shadow health and care secretary says the NHS has become too reliant on overseas staff

29 May 2024
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Business News

Labour’s plans require no more tax rises, Reeves says

The shadow chancellor said Labour’s manifesto would ‘bear the imprint’ of engagement with businesses.

28 May 2024
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said she was a ‘social democrat’ when asked if she was a socialist (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
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Reeves says she is ‘social democrat’ after Starmer declares himself ‘socialist’

The shadow chancellor said ‘fixating on labels’ was less important than looking at policy.
28 May 2024
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to make her first speech of the General Election campaign (Yui Mok/PA)
Politics

Labour will bring back growth, Reeves to tell businesses

Rachel Reeves will say a Labour government will be both pro-worker and pro-business in her first speech of the election campaign.
28 May 2024
Sir Keir Starmer said he would describe himself as a ‘socialist’ and a ‘progressive’ (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
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‘I’m a socialist’ says Starmer, as he defends rowing back on 2020 pledges

The Labour leader said he would not pretend he could deliver things he knew were not possible.
27 May 2024
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Labour leader hits back at ‘Sir Sleepy’ jibes

Sir Keir Starmer said claims he lacked the stamina for an election campaign were ‘desperate’

27 May 2024
Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli strike where displaced people were staying in Rafah (Jehad Alshrafi/AP/PA)
Politics

Starmer urges Netanyahu to halt attacks on Rafah

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the scenes from the southern Gaza city were ‘horrifying’.
27 May 2024
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaking to students and teachers including Jennifer Hughes during a visit to Cannock College (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Politics

Nursery owner says she might vote Labour after speaking to Sunak

A nursery owner told the PA news agency that she had not been satisfied after questioning the Prime Minister on support for childcare providers.
24 May 2024
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told journalists he was ‘pumped up’ during his whirlwind tour of the UK (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
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Rishi Sunak ‘pumped up’ after whirlwind UK tour

The Prime Minister declined to be drawn on the contents of the Tory manifesto but said he remained committed to the smoking ban.
24 May 2024
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Rishi Sunak scores own goal with football gaffe on campaign trail

The Prime Minister made a Euros blunder while speaking to workers at a South Wales brewery

23 May 2024
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‘Stop the chaos and vote for change’, says Starmer as campaign begins

Sir Keir Starmer said a Labour government would provide stability, adding that nothing would change if the Tories were re-elected

22 May 2024
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Politics

Johnson urges public to vote Conservative after election announcement

It remains uncertain whether Boris Johnson will join his successor on the campaign trail before July 4.

22 May 2024