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Keir Starmer spoke to LabourList editor Sienna Rodgers about Labour's position on Brexit in a special event at the FEPS-Fabian Society conference on Saturday. The Shadow Brexit Secretary covered the six tests Theresa May's deal must pass…
The formative years of my life were spent in Hampstead, in the heart of North London’s Jewish community. I attended seder with my neighbours, went to Limmud with friends and still enjoy too much challah on Fridays. I have never been made to…
Today Keir Starmer will reveal Labour's plan to block a 'no deal' Brexit by tabling an amendment to the EU withdrawal bill and working with colleagues from other parties. Marking a year to go until Brexit, the shadow Brexit secretary will…
If Tory Brexit goes ahead on the government's agreed date of March 29 2019, we are now just 371 sleeps away from our country’s interim ‘decree nisi’ divorce with the European Union. But the current transitional plan means whatever…
This is the full letter sent by Keir Starmer, the shadow Brexit secretary, to Theresa May today before the Brexit bill is debated in the Commons tomorrow. Dear Prime Minister EU Withdrawal Bill On Tuesday, the House of Commons will finally…
This is the full text of the speech delivered at Labour conference today by Keir Starmer, the shadow Brexit secretary. Thank you conference. Thank you to everyone who has taken part this morning. Thank you also to Labour’s fantastic Shadow…
So the not-so-great repeal bill got through the Commons with a majority of 36. It is disappointing that there were a few Labour rebels but in truth, as an editorial in the Evening Standard (editor: George Osborne) surprisingly recognised…
Labour today accused David Davis of attempting to "rule by decree" as MPs finally began to debate the contents of the Tories' Brexit bill. Keir Starmer condemned the government's "unprecedented power grab" as Labour MPs turned out in force…
Lord Mandelson has called for "serious, gruelling, political trench warfare" in the fight for a softer Brexit deal. With the Great Repeal bill scheduled for its second reading on Thursday and Europhile MPs emboldened in the hung parliament…
On Sunday Keir Starmer used an article in The Observer to call time on the ambiguity that had come to define Labour's approach to Brexit since the referendum. It was an approach that had served us well on 8 June, but it was never…
The public will view Labour’s dramatic shift on Brexit as undemocratic and unprincipled. Back in April, when the Tories called a snap election, Labour faced a clear choice. The party could have sided with the Remain Establishment, including…
As Keynes wisely remarked, when the facts change, I change my mind. It's great to see Keir Starmer and Labour's leadership now putting clear red water between us and the Tories over Brexit. The Tories lack of an arithmetic majority in…
