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EXPLAINED: 2 - The Real Truth

After weeks of gloom, Keir Starmer promised hope – did his conference speech deliver? Our panel responds

Facing poor ratings, internal rows and media scrutiny, the PM sought to rally his troops and reassure the country

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer and Ed Davey lead two different parties but face the same question: can the UK centre hold?

There is a clear, mutual respect between the two men who must oppose each other on one level but have comparable objectives, says journalist and author Tom Baldwin

The Guardian - UK

What the mutual admiration between Keir Starmer and Michel Barnier could mean for Brexit

Interviews with both prime minsters show there’s a narrow path towards a better EU-UK relationship, says biographer and political adviser Tom Baldwin

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The lady’s not for returning – but where has No 10’s Thatcher portrait gone?

Painting that hung in former PM’s study since 2009 no longer there – but aides are tightlipped as to whereabouts

The Guardian - UK

The Iron Lady consigned to the ironing cupboard? Keir Starmer did pledge to do things differently

After a week extolling smoking bans and budget misery, the PM delivered his coup de grace: exiling a famous Thatcher portrait from No 10, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Margaret Thatcher portrait will stay on display in No10, minister says after backlash

Sir Keir Starmer is reported to have found one portrait of his Tory predecessor ‘unsettling’ and wanted it to be moved

Evening Standard

Starmer removes ‘unsettling’ £100,000 Thatcher portrait from 10 Downing Street

The claim by Sir Keir’s biographer has sparked outrage among Conservative MPs

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Keir Starmer ‘gets rid of’ 10 Downing Street’s Thatcher portrait

PM’s biographer says portrait of predecessor commissioned by Gordon Brown no longer hangs in the Thatcher Room

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer 'orders portrait of Margaret Thatcher removed from No 10'

THE Scottish Conservatives have reacted with anger after Keir Starmer reportedly ordered a portrait of Margaret Thatcher removed from Downing Street…

The National (Scotland)

Starmer Enjoys 'Honeymoon' Start As UK PM

Britain's Keir Starmer could hardly have asked for a better first week as prime minister, from hobnobbing with fellow world leaders to England's run to the final of the European football championships.

International Business Times

‘She wants to get on with her life’: Victoria Starmer intends to do things differently

The wife of the prime minister isn’t shy – and clearly understands politics – but shuns the limelight for her career and family

The Guardian - UK

Hugs, kisses and no wi-fi: The moment Keir Starmer found out he would be prime minister

The Labour leader has previously said his greatest fear about becoming prime minister is its impact on his children

The Independent UK

Uncool Britannia? How Britain might feel with the court of Sir Keir

Past big Labour wins have caused seismic cultural shifts but the unflashy stance of our new leader is described as ‘less Camelot – more Center Parcs’

The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner, Rachel Reeves, Morgan McSweeney: the Labour power list as Sue Gray resigns

As Sue Gray exits, read our ultimate guide to the most influential figures in the Labour government

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Labour wants to ‘take back our streets’: Will this help people affected by crime?

Experts say Keir Starmer’s plans to cut serious crime levels are ambitious. The party also hopes to restore faith in the criminal justice system but with limited extra resources

The Independent UK

How to understand the 2024 general election? These books will help

Nigel Farage is back, the Tories are in freefall and everyone’s shouting about tax. If you want to read up on the choices facing voters on 4 July – and better understand how we got here in the first place – Jessie Thompson has your ultimate general election reading guide

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s not a game for us’: aboard the Labour battle bus with Angela Rayner

The party’s deputy leader, putting tax furore behind her, is taking her fighting spirit on a 5,000-mile campaign tour, armed with a fridge and a Liz Truss-lookalike lettuce

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Why Labour staffers and MPs don’t say no to ‘power behind the throne’ Sue Gray

Starmer’s chief of staff came with a reputation as an inquisitor and is not one to work in the shadows

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It’s St George’s Day, and England needs a reset. Here are three ways to do it

For too long we have clung to myths of grandeur and exceptionalism, but the truth is that we don’t need them, says author Tom Baldwin

The Guardian - UK

Winning over the Times and the Sun won’t decide the next election – but Starmer’s Labour can’t kick the habit

Despite the polls, the leader wants them on side for an endorsement. Yet why bother if it would make little difference to voter numbers?, asks First Edition editor Archie Bland

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer says he would never criticise his wife's dishwasher stacking, unlike Rishi Sunak

The Labour leader’s portrait of domestic bliss is a far cry from the Sunak household

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak's former pollster Will Dry says the PM is almost certainly doomed

Will Dry described his old boss as decent and hardworking at a panel event

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer: The Biography by Tom Baldwin review – from ‘can’t win to can’t lose’: the making of a Labour leader

An insightful and illuminating biography of Keir Starmer is revelatory about the challenging childhood that shaped his character while acknowledging the fact that he remains hard to pin down

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer was beaten up as teenager trying to defend gay friend, book reveals

Book by Tom Baldwin also describes Labour leader’s ‘cold fury’ over homophobic attack on his niece in 2022

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer: The Biography by Tom Baldwin review – steady as he goes

A new biography of the Labour leader offers fly-on-the-wall access and intriguing clues as to his motivation

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