The Independent's Political Editor David Maddox says that despite the clash with Unite, the deputy prime minister’s influence ...

A year into Labour rule, the UK economy shows resilience despite government missteps, but Starmer’s statist instincts and fiscal misfires risk stalling the very growth he promises to deliver, says ...

One year on, is Starmer still the best man Labour has for the job? - COMMENT: There’s a lot the prime minister and his team ...

Will Corbyn’s new hard-left party prove to be Starmer’s mission impossible? - INSIDE WESTMINSTER: Former Labour MP Zarah ...

Ex-Unite boss Len McCluskey has hinted that trade unions might abandon Labour for Jeremy Corbyn’s new party if it proves ...

Sir Keir Starmer’s much-lauded “one in, one out” migrant return deal with Emmanuel Macron is a “publicity stunt” that won’t win back voters, Britain’s leading pollsters have warned.Professor Sir John ...

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer answers questions during a press conference on Aug. 1, 2024. Britain's Prime Minister ...

Although MPs comfortably passed the government’s Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments Bill by 336 votes to 242 ...

On top of this, the government has become known for doing some remarkably un-Labour things. In September 2024, it changed the ...

Can Starmer and Reeves hold the Labour Party together? Ask John Rentoul anything - ASK ME ANYTHING: The Independent’s chief ...

Dysfunctional is the word that best describes this Labour government, and Rachel Reeves' tears last week exposed the pent-up ...

Never glad confident morning again!’ These words from Browning are ones that haunt prime ministers when they get to that ...