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From her earliest days as shadow education secretary, Keir Starmer set about undermining Rebecca Long-Bailey – because her socialist politics and loyalty to trade unions were incompatible with his leadership.
Keir Starmer's reshuffle of his top staff is an attempt to shift the blame for the party's ongoing poor performance – but bringing in more Blair-era right-wingers will only make Labour's problems worse.
Keir Starmer has attempted to blame today's election disaster on Jeremy Corbyn – but his leadership has hollowed out the party, refused to offer a vision for change and left many with little reason to vote Labour.
Keir Starmer's Future Candidates Programme promises to bring 'normal' people into politics – but in reality, it is designed to produce handpicked MPs with no sense of connection to the party membership.
Keir Starmer's leaders speech was the longest in recent memory, but contained hardly any substance – an admission that Labour under his watch won't respond to crisis with any great ambition for change.
The emerging generation is the most left-wing in decades, driven by a desire for fundamental social change – but while they flocked to Jeremy Corbyn, Keir Starmer's war against the Left has turned them away.
One year ago, Keir Starmer was elected leader on a promise to make Labour a 'real opposition' again – instead, he has consistently failed to push back against the most right-wing government in living memory.
Starmer's response to last week's election disaster has been to push further rightwards in messaging and personnel – a move that will make it even harder for Labour to articulate a progressive alternative.
Keir Starmer's campaign rests on the idea that Labour lost in December because it didn't have a polished leader who could play the Westminster game effectively - if he wins on this basis, the lurch to the Right will be swift.
Amid the worst squeeze on living standards in decades, Keir Starmer's Labour has a historic opportunity to transform this country – but yesterday's speech shows he's more concerned with staying in the establishment's good books.
The Labour leader's Beergate gamble is a thin cover for the fact he has nothing to say on the cost of living crisis – and making personal integrity a central pillar of your politics is a risky strategy when you don’t have any.
This week, six members of Labour’s ruling NEC parachuted themselves into safe seats after conducting a purge of left-wing candidates. Their approach is harmful for both party and country, writes NEC member Jess Barnard.
When teachers called for schools to close in the interests of public health, Labour should have backed them. Instead, Starmer and the frontbench ignored trade unions – and got the issue dead wrong.
By fixing selections to keep socialists out of parliament, Keir Starmer is ensuring the next Labour government offers the least policy change possible from a decade of Tory rule.
This morning, Keir Starmer argued that Colston's statue was removed in the wrong way. But tearing it down and dumping it in the harbour which facilitated his slave fortune was not just right – it was poetic justice.
This week, Keir Starmer committed Labour to exploring greater powers for the Scottish parliament – but in rejecting outright the idea of a referendum, he undermined what little good will the party might have earned.