The Labour leader will need to up his game as he faces a new threat, writes TERRY MURDEN He’s already known as ‘two-tier Keir’, accused of overseeing double standards in the judicial system. Now it’s ‘free gear Keir’, as freebies from well-placed supporters have been filling the wardrobes of the Labour leader and his wife […]
Sir Keir Starmer
Get ready to be short-changed by Labour
Sir Keir Starmer’s party slogan has a lot to live up to, says TERRY MURDEN This will be the 11th general election that I have worked on during more than four decades as a journalist and in each one the opposition has had one underlying campaign message: the need for change. It’s the “go-to” phrase, […]
Starmer needs to re-energise Labour
Sir Keir Starmer’s u-turns are risking Labour’s lead in the polls, but is he simply being honest with the electorate, asks TERRY MURDEN As delegates gather for the three-day Scottish Labour conference in Glasgow this week party leader Sir Keir Starmer is doing his best to throw away a comfortable lead in the polls by […]
Starmer’s newer Labour waits and wonders
AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN says fortune favours Sir Keir Starmer’s Blairite party, but the Tories are not finished yet Just a fortnight ago the Tories were coming out in goosebumps as they enthusiastically welcomed their new party leader and Prime Minister. There was talk of a Thatcherite resurrection that would see them safely […]