Martin Ivens is the editor of the Times Literary Supplement. Previously, he was editor of the Sunday Times of London and its ...

Starmer’s poor political instincts are often explained by his background in the law and the Crown Prosecution Service. The same is said of Rachel Reeves and the Bank of England. But this argument does ...

The Reform UK party has reached the top of the opinion polls for the first time, according to a new survey. When researchers from Find Out Now asked 2,380 British adults how they would vote if a ...

John McDonnell's comments come six months after the Labour MPs had the whip suspended after rebelling against the government ...

Sir Keir Starmer 's Labour is only one point ahead on 25% just six months after he entered 10 Downing Street, down one from ...

For Starmer, the Labour left has been an ever-present critical voice since he became the party’s leader almost five years ago ...

As Labour settles into its first term in government in 14 years, cracks already seem to be appearing at the seams of its ...

Tricky terrain to navigate, the four priorities Starmer will want to try to land with President Trump when he gets an ...

The Independent looks at all the times Sir Keir Starmer has let voters down or outright U-turned on his promises on the ...

Keir Starmer, a centrist who worked to fight antisemitism in his party, has become the United Kingdom’s prime minister following Labour’s landslide victory in British elections Thursday.

Tory tactical voting last year – but, John Rentoul argues, new polling suggests that the next election could be very ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he was not going to take lectures from people who talk about climate change but oppose ...