Starmer’s first conference speech goes down well with public
Starmer’s performance went down better than either Jeremy Corbyn or Boris Johnson’s first conference speeches, polling found.
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Starmer shrugs off hecklers, takes on ‘trivial’ Tories in conference speech
Thin on policy but high on emotion, the Labour leader's 90-minute speech outlined his priorities for government.
Mark Drakeford shreds Tory party’s solution for HGV driver shortage in impassioned speech
He described the "arrogance" of assuming people would uproot themselves only to be told they will be discarded at Christmas as "breathtaking".
Boris announces ‘galactic Britain’ amid pandemonium at the pumps
"Presumably these rockets will be powered solely by sovereignty and not, ya know, fuel," one person commented.
Starmer’s big speech: ‘Under my leadership Labour will be back in business’
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will address activists in Brighton as he seeks to persuade voters that his party is a government-in-waiting.
Brits are flogging petrol on Facebook for quadruple the pump price
Run out of petrol? Opportunistic Facebook floggers could help - but it'll cost you.
‘They knew’: Select Committee report shows Govt was warned about driver shortage in 2016
"The driver shortage has resulted in a dependence on agency and particularly foreign drivers that goes beyond what is needed to cope," the report warned.
Starmer criticised after failing to mention migrants’ rights in ‘strange’ essay
“In Keir Starmer’s essay, migration was only mentioned in the context of, ‘we need to tackle the challenges of our time, such as climate change, terrorism and migration’. I thought it was quite strange that migration would appear in the same sentence as terrorism - and climate change as well, ...
Sadiq Khan tells Labour to ‘stick together’ to defeat the Tories
The mayor of London urged Labour to stop infighting within the party.