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Keir Starmer

Liz Truss has been claiming from fund for ex-prime ministers despite only 49 days in office (Getty Images)

Liz Truss claims from fund for ex-PMs despite only 49 days in office

Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street to take part in the weekly Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons

After 13 years of Tory rule, breaking up is not hard to do - Vladimir McTavish

Labour leader Keir Starmer is continuing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Tory policies

Labour is now a party of conservatives with a big C and a small C - Tommy Sheppa...

Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP

A concrete open and shut case of obfuscation - John McLellan

Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater

It is time for Scotland to rejoin the EU - Lorna Slater

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. He has made it clear the party has moved on from the Jeremy Corbyn era, but he has disappointed many by dropping popular policies like nationalisation of utilities and promising no new taxes on the rich.

Labour needs message of hope for toxic election

Stand-up comedian and magician Jerry Sadowitz has been performing at this year's Fringe.

Jerry Sadowitz returns to Fringe to warn comedy is ‘last bastion of free speech'

Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater

- Lorna Slater

Sunak accused of breaking ministerial code over private RAF flight. (Photo: No 10’s Flickr account)

Sunak’s trip north shows the Conservatives are now the political wing of the fos...

National Park Service Rangers are photographed next to a digital display of an unofficial heat reading at Furnace Creek Visitor Center in Death Valley National Park in Death Valley, California earlier this month (Picture: Ronda Churchill/AFP via Getty Images)

The first step to confidently reasserting our Independence - Christine Grahame

Minister for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove

Council have found a fan in Michael Gove - John McLellan

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said Mayor Sadiq Khan should reflect on the extension of the Ultra Low Emission Zone playing a key part in the party's defeat in last week's by-election. Picture: Jacob King/PA Wire

Uxbridge result prevents premature triumphalism

Tens of thousands of people have already fled blazes on the island of Rhodes, with many frightened tourists scrambling to get home (Picture: Spyros Bakalis/AFP/Getty Images)

Dropping green policies may have political consequences - Angus Robertson

Humza Yousaf's administration has endured a rocky start amid speculation the crisis engulfing the SNP could lead to a breakaway party. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

SNP are  discovering the truth in the old saying, the opposition is in front of ...

Labour has zero ambition for progressive change or counter disastrous and callou...

Sir Keir Starmer heckled on stage by green protesters who demand ‘no more U-turns’ from Labour leader

Watch: Sir Keir Starmer heckled on stage by green protesters

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer pleaded to get on with his speech as green protesters heckled him

Keir Starmer has announced that Labour's planned, publicly owned company GB Energy will be based in Scotland (Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Labour’s million-job energy plan is a win-win for all – Ian Murray

As Keir Starmer arrives in Scotland in the wake of Johnson’s disgrace, change ca...

Technology and AI will play a crucial role in our future - Ian Murray

Labour shadow minister Bambos Charalambous suspended

Both Hearts and Hibs will take part in Eufa's Europa Conference League next season

Let’s ensure a sustainable future for football - Ian Murray

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is seen by commentators as the most likely next prime minister (Picture: Rob Pinney/Getty Images)

How much do policies matter in an election?

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer talk with Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle ahead of a reception for King Charles and Queen Camilla at Westminster Hall (Picture: Arthur Edwards/pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Under Starmer, Labour is quickly moving to the right – Angus Robertson

Keir Starmer and Labour supporters celebrate the English local election results (Picture: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

Only Labour, not the SNP, can kick out the Tories – Ian Murray

Liz Truss resigned as Prime Minister on October 20 last year after just 44 days in office (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Labour can't beat Tories outright despite three disastrous PMs – Angus Robertson

Labour leader Keir Starmer wants votes in Scotland to further his own ambitions (Picture: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

SNP, not Labour, is best placed to take seats off the Tories – Angus Robertson

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer publishes tax details

Sir Keir’s revelation comes a day after prime minister Rishi Sunak revealed how much tax he has paid - becoming the first PM since David Cameron to do so

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt leaves 11 Downing Street, London, with his ministerial box before delivering the UK Budget (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)

Why UK Budget is a continuation of the Tories’ 13 years of failure – Ian Murray

Sue Gray is Sir Keir Starmer’s new chief of staff for Labour Party

Readers' letters: Gender reform is not dead and buried

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar

Readers' letters: Labour has no answer to Scotland's burning question

Edinburgh locals will line the street for the funeral of Barry Martin, a Fife firefighter who died after fighting the Jenners blaze.

Road closures for Jenners firefighter funeral

Barry Martin: Minute's silence for firefighter who died after Jenners fire, with Keir Starmer leading tributes

Minute silence for firefighter who died after Jenners fire

Harold Wilson led Labour to victory in the 1964 general election, but their Commons majority was just four seats.

Labour's ahead in the polls, but could still learn from Harold Wilson

Lorna Slater is the minister for green skills, circular economy and biodiversity

Scotland can rejoin Europe with independence - Lorna Slater

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London.

PMQs: How to watch Rishi Sunak face-off against Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer said he would raather sit next to Piers Morgan over Jeremy Corbyn at an Arsenal game.

Keir Starmer reveals who he would sit next to at an Arsenal game

Readers' letters: Trolley dumping is a worrying daily issue

Keir Starmer has decided his views on Scottish politics should take precedence over Scottish Labour's (Picture: Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Both Tories and Labour are out to deny democracy in Scotland – Angus Robertson

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has urged health leaders at an emergency meeting to take "bold and radical" action to alleviate the winter crisis in the NHS. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

How to watch Prime Minister’s Questions live

Gordon Brown’s Vow helped secure a ‘No’ vote in 2014

Readers' letters: Scots will be harder to scare next time

Number 10 refused to speculate on future migration policy. Credit: Getty Images

What time is PMQs on today?

Readers' letters: Starmer and Brown light a damp squib

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Labour leader Keir Starmer arrive for a press conference about The Commission on the UK’s Future report (Picture: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Brown's plan to save Union actually makes indy case – Angus Robertson

Keir Starmer will set out Labour's new vision for the constitutional future of the UK today.

Keir Starmer looks to abolish House of Lords in ‘transfer of power’

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday

Readers' letters: Westminster PMQs is a waste of time

Rishi Sunak is facing MPs on his fourth PMQs on Wednesday.

How to watch this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions live

Rishi Sunak will face PMQs once again on Wednesday. Credit: Getty Images

PMQs: How to watch Rishi Sunak face-off against Keir Starmer

Independence supporters wave Saltire flags during a rally outside the Scottish Parliament following the announcement of the Supreme Court's ruling

Scottish Independence: The Supreme Court's had it's say. Now it's the people's t...

Do you think that home insurance offers value for money?

Readers' letters: We are victims of the 'Great Insurance Scam'

Labour Party to abolish the House of Lords if elected to UK government

Readers' letters: Starmer’s memory is playing tricks

Rishi Sunak pictured delivering a speech at the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow last year. PIC: DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images

PMQs: How to watch Rishi Sunak face-off against Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer ruled out an independence referendum in Sunday’s interview

Keir Starmer hammers final nail into Labour's coffin in Scotland - readers' lett...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (centre) during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons this week. Columnist Susan Morrison is not getting too attached to the UK's new leader - for now, at least. PIC: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/PA Wire

How to watch Prime Minister’s Questions live