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Keir Starmer is struggling to keep his New Year’s resolution
New Statesman 18 Mar 2026
Keir Starmer entered 2026 with a New Year’s resolution – and asked us all to hold him to it ... reducing the cost of living ... This would be the year that the UK would “turn a corner” ... They felt they were beginning to see some positive economic indicators ... .
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Ed Miliband is all-powerful
New Statesman 16 Mar 2026
1. Keir Starmer is listening to his MPs in rural seats. No 10 has been jittery for weeks about even the slightest hint of rebellion or discontent from Labour MPs ... 2. Ed Miliband is all-powerful ... “We wont slow down on this. We will go faster.”.
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Starmer, Mandelson and the missing puzzle piece
New Statesman 12 Mar 2026
When the first tranche of the Peter Mandelson files was released yesterday, I, probably much like you, was expecting to be surprised ... That may all be yet to come ... We don’t often toot our own horn, but we think that’s something we’re proud of ... .
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John Healey: ‘There’ll be no repeat of Iraq’s mistakes’
New Statesman 11 Mar 2026
John Healey has been averaging fewer than five hours of sleep a night since the war in Iran began. He wakes in the middle of the night to take calls ... “Not since the end of the Second World War have we seen such heightened threats.” ... Don’t be a dick.
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On My Mind: The Mary Janes I Wore on My Book Tour
New York Magazine 11 Mar 2026
Photo-Illustration. The Strategist; Photos. Retailers, Joe McKendry. It has been seven years or so since I had to travel seriously for work ... Then things changed, and I was glad. I am a laptop goblin at heart, as you know ... yet ) ... The schedule ... Ailbhe Malone.
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Who is Keir Starmer without Morgan McSweeney?
New Statesman 04 Mar 2026
As Keir Starmer broke with Donald Trump over Iran in the House of Commons on 2 March, he did it with the quiet support of an old friend ... When he became Prime Minister over 20 years later, Starmer had these lessons in mind ... As one friend puts it.
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Can Keir Starmer avoid the mistakes of Iraq?
New Statesman 01 Mar 2026
Keir Starmer has given the US permission to use UK bases to launch “defensive” airstrikes on Iranian missile sites, in a major development for the British position on the developing situation in the Middle East ... And we have learned those lessons.
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Delight for Kerry writer Ailbhe as she wins IFTA Best Script award
Irish Independent 25 Feb 2026
Jessie Buckley wasn’t the only Kerry winner ...
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Josh Simons accidentally sends details of his case to Labour MP group chat
New Statesman 23 Feb 2026
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Antonia Romeo becomes first female Cabinet Secretary
New Statesman 19 Feb 2026
Somewhere, Sue Gray is smiling. Keir Starmer has now appointed one of the people she recommended to him many months ago for the top job in the civil service ... “I can’t get enough of Preen ... [Further reading ... .
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Starmer humiliated Wormald – but his problems with the Blob remain
New Statesman 18 Feb 2026
Chris Wormald turned up on 9 February expecting a normal day, or as close to a normal day as it gets when your workplace is Downing Street, the Prime Minister is in crisis and you are the country’s most senior civil servant ... Too many went native.”.
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Keir Starmer’s silver lining
New Statesman 11 Feb 2026
At the end of a very long day, Keir Starmer’s aides piled into parliament’s Strangers’ Bar and allowed themselves a drink. A few hours before, their boss’s job had been in the gravest danger since his leadership began ... For now ... “Nothing has changed ... .
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Tim Allan resigns as number 10 communications chief
New Statesman 09 Feb 2026
As the crisis engulfing Keir Starmer’s premiership continues into another day, Tim Allan, Number 10 director of communications, has resigned ... It is a huge moment. In a statement issued by Downing Street, Allan said ... [Further reading.
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Inside Keir Starmer’s crisis speech to No 10 staff
New Statesman 09 Feb 2026
Addressing No 10 staff this morning as he fights for his premiership, Keir Starmer said they were united by a “driving purpose” of “public duty”. Referring to the revelations about Mandelson, he said ... Of Morgan McSweeney, he said ... Fighting that battle.
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