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<p>British prime minister Keir Starmer started off by telling them that things would get worse before they would get better. That was probably the first bad move of his premiership. File picture</p>

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Enda Brady: It was the lack of hope which killed Starmer’s premiership

If Labour don't get it right this time, Nigel Farage will be measuring curtains for No 10 Downing Street before they know it

<p>Health minister Zubir Ahmed became the fourth junior minister to resign from Sir Keir’s Government on Tuesday (PA)</p>

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Labour rift over Keir Starmer’s fate deepens as four ministers quit

<p>British prime minister Keir Starmer speaks in number 10 Downing Street. Picture: Hannah McKay/PA Wire</p>

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More than 100 Labour MPs sign letter saying it’s ‘no time for a leadership contest’ as Starmer refuses to quit

Sir Keir Starmer speech - London

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UK cabinet ministers back Keir Starmer after he vows to fight on

SFergus Finlay: Young people must be taught to think critically or we are doomed

Sir Keir Starmer speech - London

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Government aides quit as dozens of Labour MPs call for Starmer to resign

Local elections 2026

S Terry Prone: Labour’s losses are down to the fact that they didn’t listen to voters

Starmer may announce a listening exercise to put Labour back in touch with its voters; that’s what political parties do after a catastrophic poll result: promise to listen in a new way

Mon, 11 May, 2026

Sir Keir Starmer visit to Washington DC

Shona Murray: EU's bids to mollify Trump were met with nothing but chaos, tariffs, and war

All of those auditioning to be the EU's 'Trump whisperer' have been roundly rebuffed. Some say it's time for Europe to break away from the US and go it alone

Sat, 09 May, 2026

Emirates Iran US Israel

Irish Examiner view: When is a ceasefire not a ceasefire?

The war in Iran has real-world consequences for us all

Sat, 09 May, 2026

North South Ministerial Council

New ‘imperatives’ to consider in UK-EU relationship, Taoiseach says

Micheál Martin was responding to a question on whether he was concerned about a shift to a Reform UK government

Fri, 08 May, 2026

Local elections 2026

Keir Starmer vows to fight on as PM despite heavy local election losses for Labour

Leader defiant in face of calls from some of his MPs to quit but admits ‘results are tough, and there’s no sugarcoating it’

Fri, 08 May, 2026

Scottish Parliament elections

Counting under way in Holyrood election as SNP eyes fifth consecutive win

The results of those contests will determine if SNP leader John Swinney retains his job as Scotland’s First Minister

Fri, 08 May, 2026

Local elections 2026

Labour losses pile up in England local elections as Reform UK makes gains

Reform runaway winners in north-east, likely pushing Labour into opposition in Hartlepool, with other losses for Starmer in Chorley, Wigan, Redditch and Tamworth

Fri, 08 May, 2026

South Africa Hantavirus

Canary Islands rejects hantavirus-hit cruise ship's plans to dock as three people evacuated

Spain says MV Hondius will be received in Canary Islands and passengers and crew treated before repatriation

Wed, 06 May, 2026

State visit to the US - Day Two

Enda Brady: Charles did his job well this week, but will it be enough to sate Trump?

This will go down in history as the UK’s honest attempt to make friends with Trump’s America

Sat, 02 May, 2026

Sir Keir Starmer speech at Usdaw conference

Starmer could face parliament sleaze inquiry over Mandelson

Commons will vote on Tuesday whether to refer Starmer to the privileges committee to consider if he misled the House over the way Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US was handled

Mon, 27 Apr, 2026

Middle East conflict

Starmer facing another bruising week over Mandelson vetting scandal

On Tuesday a British parliament committee is due to hear from Keir Starmer's former chief of staff, Cork native Morgan McSweeney

Mon, 27 Apr, 2026

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S Fergus Finlay: On both sides of the Irish Sea, political leaders are in trouble

Micheál Martin stands accused by his own as being massively out of touch over the fuel protests while Keir Starmer is under fire over the Peter Mandelson debacle

Tue, 21 Apr, 2026

Lord Peter Mandelson - Epstein files scandal

Starmer: 'Staggering' I was not told Mandelson failed vetting check

Mandelson was sacked in September last year after revelations about the extent of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

Mon, 20 Apr, 2026