All Keir Starmer articles
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FeaturesLabour conference 2025: Housing secretary puts style over substance while Starmer takes aim at Reform
The government’s announcement about new towns and the housing secretary’s Trump-esque stylings put housing at the heart of the agenda at Labour’s conference in Liverpool. But there was little in the way of detail to back Steve Reed’s ‘build, baby, build’ slogan
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NewsMHCLG to take over fire risk brief from Home Office under post-Grenfell reforms
Starmer says move will provide more “coherent approach” to fire safety
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NewsStarmer promises to sign off 150 major infrastructure projects by end of this Parliament
But PM waters down target to decarbonise the UK grid by 2030, saying only 95% will be powered by clean energy
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NewsNew Hospital Programme could be built over a ‘longer time frame’, government says
Warning comes as landmark report finds £37bn capital funding shortfall for hospitals during last decade
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NewsPlanning reform expected to be at heart of today’s King’s Speech
Labour to outline its policy priorities with more than 35 draft bills
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NewsLabour unveils green energy plan for first year in government
Party would start projects within months of winning the July election as it re-commits to decarbonise grid by 2030
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NewsStarmer blasts Tory flip-flopping as he pledges ‘to build a new Britain’
Labour leader unveils proposal to “bulldoze” the planning system and build 1.5 million homes in five years as party aims for decade in power
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FeaturesMeet the shadow cabinet: who are they and what would they do for construction?
As Labour’s poll numbers soar, we explore the key figures for construction in the shadow cabinet
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NewsStarmer promises £6bn a-year ‘national mission’ to upgrade homes
Labour leader uses conference speech to announce plan to improve energy efficiency of 19 million UK properties