Keir Starmer’s deep unpopularity with voters has been revealed in a shock graphic. Pollsters Ipsos found that nearly a year after becoming prime minister, his approval rating with the public stands at ...

The prime minister will survive the rebellion over benefits cuts, because he will cave in to his MPs’ demands on welfare – but from here on, things will only get worse for him, says John Rentoul ...

For the sake of Sir Keir Starmer’s mental health, I hope he’s avoiding media assessments of his first year in office.

Keir Starmer is not in the same place Tony Blair was during his own backbench rebellion in 1997. ... He said: “I was part of Tony Blair’s government and Gordon Brown’s government.

Sir Keir Starmer was hoping to break the curse of the cabinet away day as he summoned his ministers to Chequers for the ...

Now, Starmer the statesman needs to up his game at home - COMMENT: It’s the eternal puzzle of Keir Starmer’s premiership, one that has been brought to light again by Emmanuel Macron’s state visit: how ...

A backbench rebellion, a policy U-turn and a Chancellor in tears are not how Sir Keir Starmer would have chosen to mark his ...

The Labour Party is currently both the Government and the opposition in the Westminster Parliament. They were not tears shed over his biggest political failure, nor over the cold support given by ...

The Deputy Prime Minister should be deployed as a John Prescott figure to connect with the party, Labour MPs say ...

How Angela Rayner has become the most influential figure in Starmer’s government – for now - NEWS ANALYSIS: The Independent's Political Editor David Maddox says that despite the clash with Unite, the ...

Keir Starmer eyes radical new tools to curb Channel crossings, from digital ID cards to a benefits clampdown ...