Keir Starmer

Sue Gray being paid £170,000 a year – more than Keir Starmer

Sue Gray, Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, has been given a salary of £170,000 – more than the prime minister.Gray was given a pay rise after the election despite...

Starmer’s £100,000 in tickets and gifts more than any other recent party leader

Keir Starmer has declared more free tickets and gifts than other major party leaders in recent times, with...

Keir Starmer alleged to have broken rules over party donor’s gifts to wife

Keir Starmer is alleged to have broken parliamentary rules by failing to declare donations of clothing for his...

More than 100 Ukrainians released in prisoner-of-war swap with Russia

More than 100 Ukrainian prisoners of war will be able to return to their families after an exchange...

Joe Biden dismisses Russian threats during meeting with Keir Starmer

Joe Biden dismissed sabre-rattling threats made by Vladimir Putin as the US president met with the UK prime...

Future pay deals will be shaped by tough decisions, Starmer to tell TUC

Keir Starmer will warn public sector unions on Tuesday that future pay deals will be constrained by the “tough choices” necessary to protect economic...

Ministers facing pressure from unions over winter fuel payment cut

The government is facing renewed pressure from unions to change course over its decision to strip the winter fuel allowance from the bulk of...

Keir Starmer and Idris Elba launch project to tackle knife crime ‘national crisis’

Keir Starmer will host the actor and campaigner Idris Elba along with police, officials and charities on Monday to launch a project intended to...

UK music industry presses government to solve post-Brexit limits on touring

Industry insiders have urged the UK government to find a solution to post-Brexit restrictions on live music touring, after EU documents suggested Brussels was...

Starmer removed Thatcher portrait as he dislikes ‘pictures of people staring down at him’

Keir Starmer has said that he ordered a portrait of Margaret Thatcher to be moved out of his Downing Street study not out of...

Sixth-generation wire-maker blames Brexit for shredding its business

The head of a family-owned company that has made specialist wires and cables for six generations for clients ranging from naval vessels to film...