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Starmer’s position on Iran pleases no one, but that is because there are no good options | Rafael Behr
Opinion
Opinion | The Guardian•Mar 3

Starmer’s position on Iran pleases no one, but that is because there are no good options | Rafael Behr

It is not easy being a friend of Donald Trump, but it is a lot less dangerous than being his enemy. There isn’t a huge range of options in between. War in the Middle East is exposing how limited the choices.

Keir Starmer’s response to the Gorton and Denton debacle should be a government that truly, finally, reflects him | Tom Baldwin
Opinion
Opinion | The Guardian•Feb 28

Keir Starmer’s response to the Gorton and Denton debacle should be a government that truly, finally, reflects him | Tom Baldwin

In the past he has been urged to follow strategies that don’t really match his core beliefs. That’s changing, as it must, because he knows the clock is ticking, says the prime minister’s biographer, Tom Baldwin.

Starmer has little to offer voters of either right or left in Gorton and Denton. That’s why he’s facing a perfect storm | Owen Jones
Opinion•Opinion | The Guardian•Feb 3

Starmer has little to offer voters of either right or left in Gorton and Denton. That’s why he’s facing a perfect storm | Owen Jones

Labour’s soul is being laid bare in the Gorton and Denton byelection campaign. Insofar as the party’s masters have had a coherent political strategy, it is this: define Labour against the left, and compete.

4 min
China lifts sanctions on MPs and peers, Starmer says
World•World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News•Jan 30

China lifts sanctions on MPs and peers, Starmer says

The prime minister said the country has removed restrictions that prevented some parliamentarians from visiting, but one of those sanctioned said: "It's not a win, it's a capitulation."

3 min
How we entered the new age of political rhetoric – and why it’s bad news for Keir Starmer | Andy Beckett
Opinion•Opinion | The Guardian•Jan 30

How we entered the new age of political rhetoric – and why it’s bad news for Keir Starmer | Andy Beckett

Who was the last politician you listened to for any length of time? Perhaps it was Andy Burnham or Zack Polanski. Or maybe it was Wes Streeting, Nigel Farage or Zarah Sultana. Perhaps your dark secret is that.

5 min
UK's Keir Starmer visits China as Beijing courts US allies
World•Deutsche Welle•Jan 28

UK's Keir Starmer visits China as Beijing courts US allies

Keir Starmer has arrived in China for the first trip by a British prime minister since 2018. He's the latest of a string of Western leaders to visit recently, with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz soon to follow.

3 min
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in China: What will be on the table?
World•World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News•Jan 27

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in China: What will be on the table?

It doesn't feel all that long ago that David Cameron took the Chinese leader Xi Jinping for a pint in a Buckinghamshire pub.But a lot has changed in the 10 years since that photo op, the so-called "golden.

4 min
Starmer's fraught visit to China will tell us what he really thinks of the UK's place in the world | Peter Frankopan
Opinion•Opinion | The Guardian•Jan 27

Starmer's fraught visit to China will tell us what he really thinks of the UK's place in the world | Peter Frankopan

This week, Keir Starmer will reportedly visit China. This will be the first trip of this kind by a British prime minister since Theresa May’s three-day visit to Beijing in 2018. Since then, relations between.

5 min

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Say what you will about Trump, but unlike Starmer he knows his own power – and how to use it | Aditya Chakrabortty

Opinion | The Guardian•Jan 16
World

Starmer says 'more needs to be done to protect' the Arctic in call to Trump

World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News•Jan 8
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Keir Starmer has a historic opportunity to fix this awful Brexit – if he follows this plan | Naomi Smith

Opinion | The Guardian•Jan 7
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Is Starmer’s reluctance to criticise Trump smart tactics – or the sign of a man without a plan? | Rafael Behr

Opinion | The Guardian•Jan 7
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What is Keir Starmer doing to push back the populists? Not nearly enough. We have a plan to take them on | Chris Powell

Opinion | The Guardian•Jan 1
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China has set a bear trap for Keir Starmer – and our naive PM is walking straight into it | Simon Tisdall

Opinion | The Guardian•Dec 21
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Merry Christmas, Keir Starmer: despite everything, you’re still the best man for the job | Simon Jenkins

Opinion | The Guardian•Dec 19
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Keir Starmer is our most musical prime minister since Edward Heath. He must take up the baton for the arts | Martin Kettle

Opinion | The Guardian•Dec 18