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Coronavirus: Sir Keir Starmer accuses Boris Johnson of 'serious mistakes'

The newly-elected Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has savaged Boris Johnson's handling of the coronavirus crisis, accusing the Prime Minister of making 'serious mistakes'.




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Sir Keir Starmer makes Labour leadership rival Lisa Nandy his shadow foreign secretary

Sir Keir Starmer has made leadership rival Lisa Nandy his shadow foreign secretary as the new Labour leader announced a series of senior appointments to his top team.




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Ed Miliband RETURNS to Labour's top team as new leader Keir Starmer unveils new-look shadow cabinet

Mr Miliband has been brought back as shadow business secretary as Sir Keir announced a second wave of changes after replacing Jeremy Corbyn.




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Keir Starmer holds Skype conference with Jewish community

Sir Keir Starmer was hailed for having 'achieved more in four days more than his predecessor in four years' after he unveiled steps to tackle vile abuse in the party.




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Momentum's anger at Keir Starmer's purge of Labour left as they call on Corbynistas to unite

New Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer has spent his first week on the job culling hard-left members of the Labour Shadow Cabinet, much to the anger of Momentum.




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Calls for Sir Keir Starmer to sack shadow minister Lloyd Russell-Moyle 

Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to sack one of his Shadow Ministers, Brighton Kemptown MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle, for openly claiming that Tory governments conspire to 'murder' people.




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Fury as Sir Keir Starmer asks 'have you got what you need' when applauding the NHS

New Labour leader Keir Starmer sparked a row on Twitter after asking the media 'have you got everything you need' at the end of the 8pm 'clap for our carers'.




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Sir Keir Starmer says Labour will give the vote to 16 year-olds at a second Brexit referendum

Labour will give 16 and 17 year-olds the right to vote at a second Brexit referendum, Sir Keir Starmer has suggested as he said eventually the party will campaign to keep the UK in the EU.




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Labour leadership hopefuls Sir Keir Starmer and Jess Phillips clash over Brexit

Two Labour leadership hopefuls clashed over Brexit today as Sir Keir Starmer said the row over the UK leaving had been settled but Jess Phillips suggested she could campaign to rejoin the EU.




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HENRY DEEDES: Keir Starmer's tribute was surprisingly decent... then he started babbling on

Rarely do tributes between political opponents extend beyond leaden platitudes. Before yesterday, the most sincere words of support I've heard between party leaders came after David Cameron's son Ivan died.




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ANDREW PIERCE: Keir Starmer gets help he could do without

ANDREW PIERCE: Lord Adonis has called Sir Keir Starmer, Labour MP for ember of Parliament for Holborn and St Pancras, Labour's 'only hope' and has urged people to join 'ASAP' and vote for him.




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Sir Keir Starmer's new policy chief is pro-Brexit and a far cry from Jeremy Corbyn's Labour 

As well as believing that leaving the EU is an 'opportunity' for Britain, Claire Ainsley is an ardent pro-family campaigner.




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Sir Keir Starmer warns Boris Johnson UK 'falling behind' other countries on easing lockdown

The Labour leader has written to the Prime Minister to urge him to hold an 'adult conversation' with Britons to spell out what they are likely to face next.




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Boris Johnson may miss his first PMQs face-off with Keir Starmer today

Downing Street has refused to say whether Mr Johnson, who was back at work on Monday, would be well enough to face new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer in the Commons at Midday.




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Jeremy Corbyn faces claims of 'backseat driving' bid to undermine Sir Keir Starmer

Corbyn (pictured in parliament) sparked fury among Starmer loyalists by appearing to signal he was wrong to keep pressing the government over how the country will get out of the lockdown.




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Keir Starmer says VE Day generation must be protected from coronavirus in care homes

In an article saluting veterans on the 75th anniversary of VE Day, Keir Starmer said the care sector needs attention after the pandemic to help those who 'protected our country in its darkest hour'.