Keir Starmer prepares for his first Labour conference as prime minister as infighting breaks out among his team
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Keir Starmer delays appointing Washington ambassador until after US presidential race
London Letter: Former Labour heavyweights David Miliband, Peter Mandelson are said to be contenders for the role of UK ambassador to Washington, along with Belfast Agreement negotiator Jonathan Powell
Cities need to be run in new ways, and not just by officials, or councillors, says former British mayor
Voters must take more ‘than 10 seconds’ of interest in politics, says Marvin Rees, or live with the consequences
‘Inadequate’: One-word school ratings abolished in England after tragedy involving distraught headteacher
London Letter: Labour has scrapped controversial gradings that unions say placed intolerable strain on teachers
Northern Ireland businesses see ‘steady’ performance in second quarter
Fewer firms north of Border reporting concerns about inflation
An Irishman in London celebrates the UK becoming a ‘nation once again’
Living in the UK almost 40 years, Peter Benson is thrilled about Labour’s election victory. ‘We have grown-ups in 10 Downing Street now,’ he writes
‘The adults are back in the room in London’: how far will Starmer’s reset of UK-EU relations go?
New Labour government could open door to future talks with EU on defence, trade checks and youth movement, but it will have to face down the right-wing domestic press
Troubles Legacy Act: repeal commitment from Labour government made in King Charles speech
UK government acknowledges controversial legislation ‘denies justice to families and victims’
Labour promises to ‘take brakes off Britain’ with up to 40 Bills promised in king’s speech
‘Fiscal lock’ tax and spending Bill promised, as well as ban on smoking and a new regulator for football clubs
Keir Starmer’s Labour may be about to show Ireland how it’s done
The risk is that by the time there is a wider acceptance of the need to move more quickly on vital infrastructure projects, it will be too late
Ireland has an almost embarrassing abundance of revenue compared with the UK’s budgetary problems
The problems of Ireland are ones the new UK Labour administration would love: too much money, large tax surpluses and politicians choosing where to spend
Popular Conservatives clan meets in Westminster amid agreement Tories are neither ‘popular nor conservative’
While the right-wing Tory factions meet to plan a ‘rebuild’, election winners gathered in parliament to be sworn in
First-day-at-school vibe in Westminster as Labour regime arrives in town
Hundreds of brand new MPs descended on parliament this week after the election
Labour government warns of dire UK finances as it begins first full week in office
Chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves gives her first speech at the Treasury
UK will act as ‘honest broker’ on question of Border poll, says Starmer
New British prime minister, however, makes no firm policy commitments as he meets party leaders in Belfast
Welcome to adventure holiday politics ... white-water rafting with Brexit, bungee jumping with Trump
To put it crudely, a big part of the appeal of Brexit was scale. It felt like a very big thing to do, just as, later in 2016, electing a celebrity non-politician to the White House felt big
Three main issues on the agenda for Keir Starmer in Northern Ireland
New UK prime minister can expect warm welcome, but difficult decisions lie ahead
NI Secretary Hilary Benn promises to form new relationship between UK government and Stormont
Mr Benn was speaking after meeting with Stormont leaders Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly
Keir Starmer tells UK ministers there is ‘huge amount of work to do’ at first cabinet meeting
‘Honor of my life’ to be asked by king to form UK government after historic victory, says new prime minister
Labour faces decisions that will alienate some in Britain who voted for it
Keir Starmer is an antidote to the privileged Tories he has displaced but he will need to be ruthlessness and willing to upend policy
New UK PM Keir Starmer invites Simon Harris to Downing Street after Tory election collapse
Hilary Benn named NI Secretary; Rishi Sunak says ‘sorry’ as he steps down as Conservative leader; Ian Paisley jnr loses seat
All is changed, changed utterly: Starmer’s Downing Street reign presents chance to rebuild old ties
Raw politics and national interests will always triumph, but there is a basis for new Labour PM to work well with Ireland and Europe
Conservatives lost UK’s landslide election just as much as Labour won it
Keir Starmer’s party turned the election map red - but secured fewer votes than in 2017 when led by Jeremy Corbyn
Peers, polls, politics and a proper party: Labour faithful’s prayers answered … finally
UK election: Labour’s ‘official unofficial’ election-watch festivities had wedding vibes, and then the DJ played D:Ream
Labour eyes control of Scotland’s parliament after routing SNP in election
Scottish Labour under Anas Sarwar has completed a Lazarus-like recovery
Keir Starmer enters Downing Street as UK prime minister after historic victory
New leader names Rachel Reeves as Britain’s first female chancellor of the exchequer
‘I’m absolutely shattered but it has been worth it’: Things only getting better for Starmer’s supporters
New British prime minister and Labour’s election win greeted with enthusiasm by tourists and party followers outside Downing Street
Starmer win offers Anglo-Irish relations ‘reset’
Labour is preparing for power after the UK election saw the Tories swept out of office while in Dublin, officials are hoping for improved relations with our neighbour
UK election: The high-profile casualties from Rees-Mogg to Truss
House of Commons leader Penny Mordaunt among the well-known MPs rejected by the electorate
Keir Starmer set to be British prime minister amid landslide victory for Labour in UK election
Labour set to secure 410 seats, with Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives on 131
Hello election budget bonanza, goodbye Tories?
Budget requests are already coming in thick and fast from backbenchers
UK general election: Polls open with Labour on course for historic victory
UK election: Tory prime minister Rishi Sunak says he will take responsibility for the result, which could cost half his cabinet their seats in parliament
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